Sutton St Edmund’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Sutton St Edmund’s built-up area.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Sutton St EdmundLincolnshire
A village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands, home to 339 people.
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Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
339
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median age
50.9
21% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
24%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Sutton St Edmund a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sutton St Edmund is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 2 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 54% of households own their home outright.
What makes Sutton St Edmund stand out
The 3 things Sutton St Edmund does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
54% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sutton St Edmund.
Work & commute
Only 6% of Sutton St Edmund’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £43K a year before tax, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11% of commuters travelled at the census. About 2% of its commuters stay in Sutton St Edmund for work. The car carried 84% of commuters at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
6%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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
More households own their home in Sutton St Edmund than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 86%
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 11% of households, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 3% of households. That is the middle of 7 standard sales inside Sutton St Edmund’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Sutton St Edmund£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £465,000 | 5 |
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,301
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 Sutton St Edmund than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 13.8 per 1,000 residents a year
13.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reported offences in Sutton St Edmund came to 10 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. There were 3.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 30% of the crimes.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social1
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.
13.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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
Good or very good health: 81% of Sutton St Edmund’s residents
81%good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Sutton St Edmund is Peterborough City Hospital, 15.1 miles away. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 3 miles off. 18% of residents have a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%).
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Sutton St Edmund | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
78.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Sutton St Edmund is rich in listed buildings: 59 per 10,000 residents, more than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns
2listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Sutton St Edmund has 2 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Homes from before 1919 make up 15% of the total.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
59
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Sutton St Edmund, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
50.9median age
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Half the people of Sutton St Edmund are older than 50.9. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, below Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) but above England’s towns (18%).
Sutton St EdmundLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sutton St Edmund | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sutton St Edmund
11pages on Sutton St Edmund
The big questions
About Sutton St Edmund
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Sutton St Edmund is a built-up area of 339 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
- 339 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002432
Sutton St Edmund’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Parson DroveGorefieldSutton St JamesWisbech St MaryLeveringtonMoulton ChapelWisbechSutton St Edmund
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton St Edmund | 339 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parson Drove | 1,197 | 3.1 | — | C− | B+ | C− |
| Gorefield | 1,070 | 3.1 | — | C+ | C+ | C |
| Sutton St James | 1,027 | 3.5 | — | C | A+ | C |
| Wisbech St Mary | 1,069 | 4.6 | — | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Leverington | 1,694 | 4.8 | — | C+ | C | C |
| Moulton Chapel | 1,120 | 5.5 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Wisbech | 26,800 | 6.4 | D− | B− | D | D |
Parson Drove, Gorefield, Sutton St James, Wisbech St Mary, Leverington and Moulton Chapel have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Sutton St Edmund
How many listed buildings are there in Sutton St Edmund?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Sutton St Edmund?
Band D council tax in Sutton St Edmund is £2,301 for 2026–27, less than in 75% 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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