Scrane End’s story
No listed buildings inside Scrane End’s built-up area
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Scrane EndLincolnshire
572 people live in this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Simon Tomson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
572
Census 2021 · Boston council
Median age
48
15% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
23%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
20%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Scrane End a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Scrane End has no grades; its figures are still real. 23% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Scrane End stand out
The thing Scrane End does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scrane End.
Who lives here
Children make up only 5.2% of Scrane End, fewer than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
48median age
4.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. The median resident of Scrane End is 48 years old.
Scrane EndLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
15%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level23%
Women and men · all residents
21% women, 79% men
About 26 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Scrane End | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.2% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 4.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Scrane End: 15% commute under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
20%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £42K a year before tax. 20% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Lincolnshire’s towns (18%) but below England’s towns (27%). The car carried three quarters of commuters at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving75%
On foot12%
Bus6%
Bicycle2%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
20%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
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
Scrane End is a town of owners: 84% of households own their home, above Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 11% of households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 5% of households. That is the middle of 4 standard sales inside Scrane End’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Scrane End£0K
Typical UK town£277K
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£806
average private rent a month, Boston council area
£2,394
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
Crime recorded by police in Scrane End
0violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 0 crimes inside Scrane End’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
0
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
0
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · Violence and sexual offences were 0% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
Health
Fewer people in Scrane End say their health is good than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 71%
71%good or very good health
30% of residents have a disability, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 10% of the town. There is no GP practice in Scrane End: the nearest is 4.3 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 71%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Scrane End | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 71% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 30% | 20% | 17% |
78.4
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 · 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
Old homes shape Scrane End: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
0listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Scrane End’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
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 Scrane End
12pages on Scrane End
The big questions
About Scrane End
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Scrane End is a built-up area of 572 people, in the Boston 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
- 572 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Boston
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002017
Scrane End’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
FishtoftButterwickBostonKirtonOld LeakeSuttertonSibseyScrane End
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrane End | 572 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishtoft | 1,077 | 2.1 | — | D | A | C+ |
| Butterwick | 1,363 | 3.1 | — | C | B | C |
| Boston | 45,347 | 4.5 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Kirton | 5,576 | 5 | D− | C− | C | C− |
| Old Leake | 1,173 | 6.5 | — | C | C | C− |
| Sutterton | 1,068 | 6.8 | — | D | C | C− |
| Sibsey | 1,520 | 7.1 | — | C− | A | C+ |
Fishtoft, Butterwick, Old Leake, Sutterton and Sibsey have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Scrane End
How much is council tax in Scrane End?
Band D council tax in Scrane End is £2,394 for 2026–27, less than in 60% 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.
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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