Pointon’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Pointon’s built-up area.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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PointonLincolnshire
With 531 residents, it is a village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Rodney Burton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
531
Census 2021 · South Kesteven council
Median home
£348K
20 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.1
28% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Pointon a good place to live?
There are no grades for Pointon: 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 8% of commuters. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Pointon stand out
The 3 things Pointon does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Homes built before 1919
History
25% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pointon.
Who lives here
Few people in Pointon are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Pointon has a median age of 53.1 years. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). Graduates make up 31% of adults.
53.1median age
PointonLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pointon | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Pointon
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 54% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. The town’s primary school has 69 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, PointonLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 69 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 12% in Pointon, fewer than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: just over a third of workers, above Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. By car: that was how nine in ten commuters travelled at the census. About 3% of its commuters stay in Pointon for work. Before tax, the average household brings in £55K a year.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot6%
Bus1%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
12%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
Private renting is less common in Pointon than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9%
Households that own their home make up 77%. At the median, a home went for £348K, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (£235K) and England’s towns (£308K). Council and housing-body homes hold 14% of households.
£348Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pointon£348K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £405,000 | 16 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£845
average private rent a month, South Kesteven council area
£2,294
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
Pointon records less violent crime per resident than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 8.2 per 1,000 a year
There were 4.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8). Reported offences in Pointon came to 2 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. Violence and sexual offences were 100% of the crimes.
8.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
8.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Pointon than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 4.5% of residents
A disability affects 16% of people in Pointon. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 1.5 miles off. Just over four fifths of people in Pointon rate their own health good or very good.
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Pointon | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
81.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Pointon keeps more of its old housing than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 25% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 2 listed buildings that Historic England records here. Pointon has 38 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and near England’s towns (39).
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
25%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
38
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 Pointon
12pages on Pointon
The big questions
Safety8.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £348K · rent £845 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81.1 (men), 83.5 (women)Work & commute56% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards11.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Pointon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BillingboroughMortonDoningtonBourneGosbertonHeckingtonCorby GlenPointon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointon | 531 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billingborough | 1,390 | 1.5 | — | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Morton | 2,180 | 4.9 | — | A | B+ | B− |
| Donington | 3,192 | 6.1 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Bourne | 17,495 | 7.3 | A | A | B− | B− |
| Gosberton | 1,455 | 7.5 | — | C+ | B− | C |
| Heckington | 3,316 | 7.8 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Corby Glen | 1,006 | 8.4 | — | B+ | C+ | A− |
Billingborough, Morton, Gosberton and Corby Glen have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pointon
How many listed buildings are there in Pointon?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Pointon expensive to live in?
Private rents in the South Kesteven council area averaged £845 a month in August 2026.
About Pointon
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Pointon is a built-up area of 531 people, in the South 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
- 531 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002127
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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