Morton Hall’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Morton Hall’s built-up area.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Morton HallLincolnshire
42% of households own their home outright. This village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands has a population of 240.
Population
240
Census 2021 · North Kesteven council
Median age
37.7
11% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Morton Hall a good place to live?
There are no grades for Morton Hall: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. Roughly one resident in 6 is aged 15 to 24.
What makes Morton Hall stand out
The 3 things Morton Hall does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 6 is 15 to 24
18% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
42% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morton Hall.
Who lives here
Children make up only 6.6% of Morton Hall, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
37.7median age
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 18% of residents. Typical age in Morton Hall: 37.7, the median. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
Morton HallLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications32%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
33% women, 67% men
About 48 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Morton Hall | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.6% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 18% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 11% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 17% of Morton Hall’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 36% of workers, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%), and on top of that 92% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters. Among 16 to 64s, 1.2% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
Train4%
On foot3%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Most households in Morton Hall own their home: 75%, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Private tenants account for 25% of households. That is the middle of 1 standard sales inside Morton Hall’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Morton Hall£0K
Typical UK town£277K
75%
of households own their home · England 61%
25%
rent privately · England 21%
£824
average private rent a month, North Kesteven council area
£2,309
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Morton Hall than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 1.4 per 1,000 residents a year
1.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
1.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
0
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
More people in Morton Hall live with a disability than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 27%
78%good or very good health
At the census, 78% of people in Morton Hall called their health good or very good, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and below England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Morton Hall: the nearest practice is 3.4 miles away. The nearest A&E to Morton Hall is Lincoln County Hospital, 8.3 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Morton Hall | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 20% | 17% |
79.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Morton Hall’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
1listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a fifth of the total. Per 10,000 residents, Morton Hall counts 42 listed buildings, near Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and higher than England’s towns (39).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
22%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
42
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Morton Hall
11pages on Morton Hall
The big questions
About Morton Hall
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Morton Hall is a built-up area of 240 people, in the North Kesteven council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 240 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001706
Morton Hall’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Witham St HughsSouth HykehamCollinghamBassinghamNorth HykehamSutton on TrentSkellingthorpeMorton Hall
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hall | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Witham St Hughs | 3,483 | 1.7 | A | A | B | B |
| South Hykeham | 1,070 | 3 | — | A | B− | B− |
| Collingham | 2,870 | 3.2 | A | B− | A | B |
| Bassingham | 1,511 | 3.3 | — | A− | A | B− |
| North Hykeham | 16,855 | 4.1 | A− | A | B | B− |
| Sutton on Trent | 1,244 | 5.1 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Skellingthorpe | 3,116 | 5.3 | B+ | A | B+ | B− |
South Hykeham, Bassingham and Sutton on Trent have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Morton Hall
How much is council tax in Morton Hall?
Band D council tax in Morton Hall is £2,309 for 2026–27, less than in 74% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
How many listed buildings are there in Morton Hall?
1 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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