Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Lincolnshire, East Midlands, this village has 1,520 residents.
Where it does best is schools (A+) — primary results beat 99% of towns in England. Police record less crime here than in most towns: police record 12.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 2.9 home and vehicle crimes. Getting around depends on the car (D−): on the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Homes sell for a median £241,250, about 6 years of what households in the East Lindsey council area earn. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health and B for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency. Sibsey has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Sibsey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Sibsey is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Sibsey’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
16% 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 Sibsey.
At the one primary school within 3 km, just over four in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The Sibsey Free Primary School’s results beat 93% of schools in England like it. Below is its only school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sibsey Free Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 173 | A |
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.
92% of commuters drove to work at the census. Households had £43K a year before tax, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K). Work in town: 1% of resident commuters. Sibsey counts 0.3 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Of all the crimes, 77% were violence and sexual offences. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 30 crimes and 14 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Sibsey’s built-up area. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Sibsey has less crime per resident than 86% of them.
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.
Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). 7% of households rent from a council or housing body. From September 2023 to August 2026, 90 homes sold inside Sibsey’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £241,250.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £265,475 | 64 |
| Semi-detached | £176,000 | 18 |
| Terraced | £132,965 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Sibsey: the nearest practice is 3.7 miles away. At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, near Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and higher than England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Sibsey is Pilgrim Hospital, 3.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Sibsey | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Sibsey’s listed buildings include the Church of St Margaret, Grade I. One scheduled monument lies here. Per 10,000 residents, Sibsey counts 66 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.3%, below Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The under-15s are 14% of the population here. The median resident of Sibsey is 51.8 years old.
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.
| Sibsey | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibsey | 1,520 | — | — | C− | A | C+ |
| Old Leake | 1,173 | 3.4 | — | C | C | C− |
| Stickney | 1,108 | 3.6 | — | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Butterwick | 1,363 | 4.3 | — | C | B | C |
| Boston | 45,347 | 4.7 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Fishtoft | 1,077 | 5.3 | — | D | A | C+ |
| Kirton | 5,576 | 8 | D− | C− | C | C− |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 5,511 | 9 | C | B− | B− | C+ |
Old Leake, Stickney, Butterwick and Fishtoft have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 99% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
That is 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Margaret. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Sibsey is a built-up area of 1,520 people, in the East Lindsey 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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