Moulton’s story
19 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Moulton’s built-up area.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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MoultonLincolnshire
11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The village has 1,605 residents and lies in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Population
1,605
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median home
£279K
68 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.1
32% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Moulton a good place to live?
Moulton’s strongest is safety (A): 12.7 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 2.9 home and vehicle crimes. Where it falls short is jobs & income: households earn a mean £46,007 a year, and 2.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Hazards are a real consideration: 3.7% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. It takes 6.4 years of household income in the South Holland council area to buy the median home, at £279,000.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Moulton is graded subject by subject only.
How Moulton grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Moulton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskBased on how exposed the town is to floods, storms and other hazardsDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedC−Open →Cost of livingWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 35% of towns in EnglandCOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carCOpen →HealthLife expectancy 80.1 for men, 84.5 for womenBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History15% of homes built before 1919BOpen →Outdoors75% live within 400 m of a park; 1.9 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Moulton stand out
The 3 things Moulton does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade I, including Church of All Saints; 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moulton.
Who lives here
Moulton skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
53.1median age
People aged 15 to 24 are 8% of the population. Moulton has a median age of 53.1. Degrees are held by 22% of adults, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (34%).
MoultonLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications24%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Moulton | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsC
Results at Moulton’s schools trail 68% of towns in England
CSchool Grade
Its one school is below. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 59% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 268 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The John Harrox Primary School, MoultonLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 268 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Safety
Fewer crimes per resident in Moulton than in 92% of UK towns
12.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 37 crimes and 6 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Moulton’s built-up area. For its size, Moulton records less crime per resident than 85% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.7 reports per 1,000, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences made up just over two thirds of the total.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 85% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual25
Burglary4
Other theft3
Other crime2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social6
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.
12.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
37
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
HousingCost of living grade C
Private renting is less common in Moulton than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9%
£279Kmedian sale
11% live in social housing, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 79%. Private rents average £775 a month across the South Holland council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Moulton£279K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £316,000 | 53 |
| Semi-detached | £187,500 | 15 |
79%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,278
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Long commutes are the norm in Moulton: just 25% travel under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 88% of commuters, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). For every resident in work, Moulton has 0.4 jobs. Of the commuters living in the town, 8% work in the town itself.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot8%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 33% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
More buildings in Moulton are listed than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 118 per 10,000 residents
19listed buildingsBHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 14% of Moulton’s land, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%). Its listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. It has 19 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade I.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I2
Grade II*0
Grade II17
Among them · Grade I
- Church of All Saints Grade I
- Windmill Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
118
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
79% of residents say their health is good or very good
79%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
The nearest A&E to Moulton is Pilgrim Hospital, 13.6 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; nearly two thirds of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Disability touches 20% of the town’s population.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Moulton | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
80.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.5
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Moulton
15pages on Moulton
The big questions
SafetyA12.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £279K · rent £775 a monthHousing22 sold in 12 months · busiest street High StreetSchoolsC1 state schoolHealthBLife expectancy 80.1 (men), 84.5 (women)Work & commuteC−46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD3.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Moulton
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Moulton is a built-up area of 1,605 people, in the South Holland 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
- 1,605 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002231
Moulton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WhaplodeHolbeachMoulton ChapelSpaldingSurfleetPinchbeckCowbitMoulton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton | 1,605 | — | — | C | A | B |
| Whaplode | 1,106 | 1.4 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Holbeach | 8,757 | 3.4 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Moulton Chapel | 1,120 | 3.7 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Spalding | 30,552 | 3.9 | C+ | B | C− | C |
| Surfleet | 1,042 | 4 | — | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Pinchbeck | 4,275 | 4.1 | C+ | C | C+ | B |
| Cowbit | 1,366 | 4.6 | — | C | B+ | B− |
Whaplode, Moulton Chapel, Surfleet and Cowbit have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Moulton
How many listed buildings are there in Moulton?
That is 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of All Saints.
Does Moulton flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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