Tealby’s story
19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Tealby’s built-up area.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TealbyLincolnshire
With 548 residents, it is a village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
548
Census 2021 · West Lindsey council
Median home
£384K
33 sales in 3 years
Median age
56
31% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tealby a good place to live?
Tealby is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Its listed buildings number 19, with 1 at Grade I. Just over one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Tealby stand out
The 3 things Tealby does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of All Saints; 14.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tealby.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Tealby than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 10% are under 15
56median age
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. Half the people of Tealby are older than 56. Also worth knowing: 43% of adults hold a degree.
TealbyLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Tealby | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Tealby
45% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. The town’s primary school has 83 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tealby SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 83 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Commuters in Tealby travel far: only 13% go under 5 km, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 89% of commuters got to work at the census. 36% of workers worked mainly from home, above Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Household income averages £48K a year before tax. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot8%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£48K
mean household income, before tax
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
Tealby is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
£384Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 10% of households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 5% of households rent from a council or housing body. Behind the median of £384,375: 33 standard sales inside Tealby’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tealby£384K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £440,000 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £361,750 | 8 |
85%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£741
average private rent a month, West Lindsey council area
£2,325
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
Tealby records less violent crime per resident than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 3.7 per 1,000 a year
3.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for half of recorded crime. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 2 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Tealby’s built-up area.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual1
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
3.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
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 Tealby than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.4% of residents
84%good or very good health
Self-reported good health: 84% of Tealby’s residents. 17% of residents have a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%). Seeing a GP means leaving Tealby: the nearest practice is 3.4 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Tealby | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
80.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
More buildings in Tealby are listed than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 347 per 10,000 residents
19listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
31% of homes date from before 1919. Tealby’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 47% of the town’s land, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II18
Among them · Grade I
- Church of All Saints Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
31%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
347
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 Tealby
13pages on Tealby
The big questions
Safety3.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £384K · rent £741 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Cow LaneSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 80.3 (men), 83.7 (women)Work & commute51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
About Tealby
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Tealby is a built-up area of 548 people, in the West 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
- Population
- 548 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Lindsey
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001377
Tealby’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Market RasenCaistorWragbyNorth ThoresbyWalthamLacebyDunholmeTealby
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tealby | 548 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Market Rasen | 4,959 | 3.1 | C+ | A | C− | C+ |
| Caistor | 2,284 | 7.1 | — | A | D | B− |
| Wragby | 1,859 | 7.9 | — | B− | C+ | B− |
| North Thoresby | 1,090 | 9.8 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Waltham | 6,204 | 10 | B+ | C+ | A− | A− |
| Laceby | 3,284 | 11 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Dunholme | 1,869 | 11 | — | A− | B+ | A− |
Caistor, Wragby, North Thoresby and Dunholme have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tealby
How many listed buildings are there in Tealby?
That is 14.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints.
Is Tealby expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £384,375, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £361,750 and detached houses £440,000. Private rents in the West Lindsey council area averaged £741 a month in August 2026.
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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