Tydd St Mary’s story
6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Tydd St Mary’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Tydd St MaryLincolnshire
Some 739 people live in this village, in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: David Prestidge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
739
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median home
£360K
29 sales in 3 years
Median age
51
28% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tydd St Mary a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Tydd St Mary is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 20% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Tydd St Mary stand out
The 3 things Tydd St Mary does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Mary; 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tydd St Mary.
Who lives here
Tydd St Mary skews older, with 28% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of residents. Residents of Tydd St Mary have a median age of 51.
51median age
Tydd St MaryLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications25%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tydd St Mary | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Tydd St Mary
62% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School’s results beat 96% of schools in England like it. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 109 | A+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Tydd St Mary: just 17% travel under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
92% of commuters drove, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026. A household here earns £40K a year before tax, on average.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£40K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
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
Tydd St Mary is a town of owners: 76% of households own their home, above Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
12% rent privately, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Social renters account for 10% of households. Private rents average £775 a month across the South Holland council area.
£360Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tydd St Mary£360K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £370,000 | 24 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,313
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Tydd St Mary than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence came to 14 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (21.3) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 15 crimes and 9 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Tydd St Mary’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences.
14violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social9
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.
14
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
15
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
Disability is more common in Tydd St Mary than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 22% of residents
78% of Tydd St Mary’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and below England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Tydd St Mary: the nearest practice is 2.8 miles away. The nearest A&E to Tydd St Mary is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 13.2 miles away.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Tydd St Mary | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
76.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Tydd St Mary is a conservation area: 20% of its land, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Tydd St Mary keeps 81 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%).
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II5
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Mary Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
17%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
81
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 Tydd St Mary
12pages on Tydd St Mary
The big questions
Safety14 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £360K · rent £775 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Church WaySchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 76.7 (men), 82 (women)Work & commute46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Tydd St Mary’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Sutton St JamesSutton BridgeLong SuttonWalpole St Peter and Walpole St AndrewLeveringtonGorefieldFleet HargateTydd St Mary
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tydd St Mary | 739 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sutton St James | 1,027 | 2.7 | — | C | A+ | C |
| Sutton Bridge | 3,912 | 2.8 | D | B | C− | D |
| Long Sutton | 5,377 | 2.9 | D− | C+ | C | C− |
| Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew | 1,574 | 4.1 | — | C | B+ | C− |
| Leverington | 1,694 | 4.3 | — | C+ | C | C |
| Gorefield | 1,070 | 4.4 | — | C+ | C+ | C |
| Fleet Hargate | 1,270 | 4.8 | — | C | C+ | C |
Sutton St James, Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew, Leverington, Gorefield and Fleet Hargate have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tydd St Mary
How many listed buildings are there in Tydd St Mary?
That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
Is Tydd St Mary expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £360,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
About Tydd St Mary
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Tydd St Mary is a built-up area of 739 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
- 739 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002329
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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