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It is a village of 363 residents in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
Nettleton is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 25% of residents.
The 3 things Nettleton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Nettleton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nettleton.
Half the people of Nettleton are older than 49.4. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Nettleton | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 52% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 57.4, and 70% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nettleton Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 65 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 1% of resident commuters. Just over nine in ten commuters drove, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For every resident in work, Nettleton has 0.4 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The median sale price was £350K, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (£235K) and England’s towns (£308K). Just over one in ten households are private tenants. Home ownership stands at 58% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £378,250 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
19 crimes and 12 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Nettleton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 42.2 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (21.3) and England’s towns (22). Of all the crimes, 68% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
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.
The nearest A&E to Nettleton is Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, 10.5 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Nettleton: the nearest practice is 0.9 miles away. 79% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and below England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Nettleton | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 165 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Nettleton.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettleton | 363 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caistor | 2,284 | 0.9 | — | A | D | B− |
| Barnetby le Wold | 1,841 | 6.7 | — | A | B− | C |
| Market Rasen | 4,959 | 6.9 | C+ | A | C− | C+ |
| Keelby | 2,098 | 7 | — | A+ | A− | B |
| Wrawby | 1,194 | 7.6 | — | B− | A+ | C |
| Laceby | 3,284 | 7.7 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Brigg | 5,637 | 7.8 | B− | A | D | C |
Caistor, Barnetby le Wold, Keelby and Wrawby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.8 times the typical UK town for its size. 37% of Nettleton’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Private rents in the West Lindsey council area averaged £741 a month in August 2026.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Nettleton is a built-up area of 363 people, in the West Lindsey 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
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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