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635 people call this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands home.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Ropsley has no grades; its figures are still real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 27% of residents.
The 3 things Ropsley does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Ropsley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
33% 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 Ropsley.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). At 50.7, the median resident of Ropsley sits in the middle of the age range. Also worth knowing: among adults, 33% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Ropsley | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. 57% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 101 pupils attend Ropsley’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ropsley Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 101 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
91% of commuters drove, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted 35% of workers working mainly from home. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
74% of households own their home, above Lincolnshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 31 homes sold inside Ropsley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £185,000. Private rents average £845 a month across the South Kesteven council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £262,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £159,000 | 10 |
| Terraced | £148,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 18 offences were reported in Ropsley, along with 3 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 5.8 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). 56% of the crimes fell under 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.
Seeing a GP means leaving Ropsley: the nearest practice is 3.9 miles away. At the census, 4.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. A disability affects 18% of people here.
| Census 2021 | Ropsley | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like 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.
Ropsley’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 29% of the town’s land, above Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Scaled to its population, that is 63 listed buildings for every 10,000 people here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ropsley | 635 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grantham | 44,906 | 4.8 | B− | A+ | C− | C− |
| Corby Glen | 1,006 | 5.9 | — | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Great Gonerby | 1,880 | 6.4 | — | A | B | B |
| Barrowby | 2,041 | 6.6 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Greylees | 1,989 | 6.7 | — | A | B− | A− |
| Colsterworth | 1,296 | 7.4 | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Billingborough | 1,390 | 7.8 | — | A+ | B+ | B− |
Corby Glen, Great Gonerby, Barrowby, Greylees, Colsterworth and Billingborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter. 33% of Ropsley’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £185,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £148,000, semi-detached houses £159,000 and detached houses £262,000.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Ropsley is a built-up area of 635 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
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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