Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,536 residents, it is a village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
People here tend to be in good health: life expectancy is 80.5 for men and 85.4 for women. Recorded crime is low: 17 violent and sexual offences and 8.7 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Homes sell for a median £300,000, about 7.4 years of what households in the East Lindsey council area earn. Walkability is its weak spot: on the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Tetney has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Tetney 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 Tetney is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Tetney has subject grades but no overall one.
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Historic England lists them inside Tetney’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
15% 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 Tetney.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Half the people of Tetney are older than 53.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Tetney | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 62% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 123 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tetney Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 123 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Tetney, 3% work in the town itself. 90% of commuters drove to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (2.4%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
12% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 5% of households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). The £300,000 median rests on 101 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £410,000 | 67 |
| Semi-detached | £185,500 | 26 |
| Terraced | £162,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Tetney: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away. At the census, 5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Women here live to 85.4 on average and men to 80.5 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Tetney | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
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.
Police recorded 48 crimes inside Tetney’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 17 reports of anti-social behaviour. 42% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 11.5 reports per 1,000, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Tetney has one scheduled monument. For its size, Tetney has 26 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39). Homes built before 1919 account for 15% of the housing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tetney. Best known first.
Heritage railwayLincolnshire Wolds Railway4.7 km outside town, to the southAquariumAquariumDock Koi700 m outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionWaltham Windmill4.3 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetney | 1,536 | — | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| Holton le Clay | 3,823 | 1.8 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| North Thoresby | 1,090 | 2.2 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 14,861 | 2.8 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Waltham | 6,204 | 3.8 | B+ | C+ | A− | A− |
| Cleethorpes | 29,660 | 4.6 | C− | A− | D− | C− |
| Grimsby | 85,915 | 5.5 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Laceby | 3,284 | 7.1 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
North Thoresby has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Tetney is £2,238 for 2026–27, less than in 81% 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.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Tetney is a built-up area of 1,536 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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