Quadring’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Quadring’s built-up area.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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QuadringLincolnshire
977 residents make their home in this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
977
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median home
£306K
65 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.4
27% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Quadring a good place to live?
Quadring is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It skews older: 27% of residents are 65 or over. 22% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Quadring stand out
The 3 things Quadring does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quadring.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Quadring, fewer than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). At 50.4, the median resident of Quadring sits in the middle of the age range.
50.4median age
QuadringLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Quadring | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Quadring: just 13% travel under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
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.
The average household earns £46K a year before tax. The car took 89% of commuters, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For every resident in work, Quadring has 0.6 jobs. Of the commuters living locally, 1% work in the town itself.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot6%
Bus1%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
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 Quadring than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8%
10% live in social housing, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Home ownership stands at 82% of households. Private rents average £775 a month across the South Holland council area.
£306Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Quadring£306K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £325,000 | 55 |
| Semi-detached | £187,000 | 7 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,261
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 more often in Quadring than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 30.4 per 1,000 residents a year
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 39 offences in Quadring and 10 cases of nuisance behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 14.3 reports per 1,000, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were 67% of the crimes.
30.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual26
Other theft5
Damage & arson4
Vehicle crime3
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Anti-social10
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.
30.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
39
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
More people in Quadring live with a disability than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 21%
There is no GP practice in Quadring: the nearest is 1.3 miles off. Asked at the census, 80% of residents of Quadring said they were in good or very good health. The nearest A&E to Quadring is Pilgrim Hospital, 10.3 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Quadring | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
79.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Quadring’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for nearly a fifth of the housing. Quadring has 10 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39).
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
10
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 Quadring
12pages on Quadring
The big questions
Safety30.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £306K · rent £775 a monthHousing19 sold in 12 months · busiest street Main RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 79.6 (men), 83.3 (women)Work & commute38% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards43.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Quadring’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
GosbertonDoningtonSurfleetSuttertonSwinesheadPinchbeckKirtonQuadring
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadring | 977 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gosberton | 1,455 | 1.4 | — | C+ | B− | C |
| Donington | 3,192 | 1.8 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Surfleet | 1,042 | 3.6 | — | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Sutterton | 1,068 | 4.1 | — | D | C | C− |
| Swineshead | 2,653 | 4.5 | C− | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Pinchbeck | 4,275 | 4.8 | C+ | C | C+ | B |
| Kirton | 5,576 | 6.1 | D− | C− | C | C− |
Gosberton, Surfleet and Sutterton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Quadring
How much is council tax in Quadring?
Band D council tax in Quadring is £2,261 for 2026–27, less than in 79% 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.
Is Quadring expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £306,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £187,000 and detached houses £325,000.
About Quadring
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Quadring is a built-up area of 977 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
- 977 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002107
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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