Risegate’s story
6 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Risegate’s built-up area.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RisegateLincolnshire
738 people call this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands home.
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Photo: Terry Butcher · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
738
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median home
£273K
24 sales in 3 years
Median age
55
28% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Risegate a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Risegate has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. A degree-level qualification is held by 20% of adults.
What makes Risegate stand out
The 3 things Risegate 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%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
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 Risegate.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Risegate than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 13% are under 15
The median resident of Risegate is 55 years old. 28% of residents are 65 or over, above Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
55median age
RisegateLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Risegate | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Risegate: just 15% travel under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried just over nine in ten commuters at the census. Working mainly from home: nearly a fifth of workers, about level with Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and below England’s towns (31%). Household income averages £46K a year before tax. Of the commuters living in Risegate, 2% work in the town itself.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
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
Most households in Risegate own their home: 84%, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns
Social housing holds 6% of households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how nearly one in ten households live. Private rents average £775 a month across the South Holland council area.
£273Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Risegate£273K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £272,500 | 24 |
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,268
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 Risegate than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8.6 per 1,000 residents a year
Over the year to August 2026, 22 offences were reported in Risegate, along with 11 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 5.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 50% of recorded crime.
8.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Other theft3
Vehicle crime3
Public order2
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social11
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.
8.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
22
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 Risegate than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 4.1% of residents
A disability affects 20% of people in Risegate. The nearest A&E to Risegate is Pilgrim Hospital, 12.3 miles away. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Risegate | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 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 · 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
More buildings in Risegate are listed than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 81 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 16% of homes were built.
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
16%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
81
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 Risegate
12pages on Risegate
The big questions
Safety8.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £273K · rent £775 a monthHousing9 sold in 12 months · busiest street SiltsideSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 79.6 (men), 83.3 (women)Work & commute38% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards42.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Risegate’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
GosbertonSurfleetPinchbeckDoningtonSpaldingSuttertonBillingboroughRisegate
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risegate | 738 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gosberton | 1,455 | 1.9 | — | C+ | B− | C |
| Surfleet | 1,042 | 3.1 | — | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Pinchbeck | 4,275 | 3.1 | C+ | C | C+ | B |
| Donington | 3,192 | 3.6 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Spalding | 30,552 | 4.9 | C+ | B | C− | C |
| Sutterton | 1,068 | 5.7 | — | D | C | C− |
| Billingborough | 1,390 | 6.6 | — | A+ | B+ | B− |
Gosberton, Surfleet, Sutterton and Billingborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Risegate
How many listed buildings are there in Risegate?
That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Risegate?
Band D council tax in Risegate is £2,268 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.
About Risegate
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Risegate is a built-up area of 738 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
- 738 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002154
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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