Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village, home to 1,802 people, lies in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
Wainfleet All Saints’s strongest subject is walkability (B) — 15% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Schools lag: primary results beat 5% of towns in England. Jobs and pay trail most towns: the mean household earns £39,186 a year. At a median £187,500, a home costs 4.7 times the yearly income of households in the East Lindsey council area. Health is a weak point (D): life expectancy 77.3 for men, 81.3 for women.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Wainfleet All Saints has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Wainfleet All Saints 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 Wainfleet All Saints is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Wainfleet All Saints’ built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
31% 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 Wainfleet All Saints.
Children are 15% of the town. 27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Wainfleet All Saints in two is 50.3. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wainfleet All Saints | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 17% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the one primary school within 3 km, 48% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. 165 pupils attend Wainfleet All Saints’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 165 | C− |
The nearest A&E to Wainfleet All Saints is Pilgrim Hospital, 13.2 miles away. 9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Disability touches just over a quarter of Wainfleet All Saints’ population. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Wainfleet All Saints | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 70% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Wainfleet All Saints’ land, 14% lies in conservation areas, above Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Its listed buildings include Magdalen College School, Now Library, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 139 for every 10,000 residents of the town. Historic England’s list names 25 listed buildings here: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Burglary and damage came to 13 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Wainfleet All Saints has more crime per resident than 89% of them. Violence and sexual offences made up 49% of the total.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 16% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
10% of commuters who live in Wainfleet All Saints also work there. The car took 83% of commuters, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 16% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
57% of households are owner-occupiers. From September 2023 to August 2026, 52 homes sold inside Wainfleet All Saints’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £187,500. Private rents average £704 a month across the East Lindsey council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £202,500 | 26 |
| Semi-detached | £167,500 | 10 |
| Terraced | £102,500 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainfleet All Saints | 1,802 | — | — | B− | C | D |
| Wainfleet St Mary | 1,045 | 0.9 | — | B− | A− | D |
| Burgh le Marsh | 2,159 | 3.5 | — | C+ | A− | C− |
| Skegness | 20,701 | 4.8 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Ingoldmells | 1,928 | 7 | — | B− | D− | D− |
| Spilsby | 3,671 | 7.4 | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Old Leake | 1,173 | 8 | — | C | C | C− |
| Chapel St Leonards | 3,435 | 8.9 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
Wainfleet St Mary, Burgh le Marsh, Ingoldmells and Old Leake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results trail 95% 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 5.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Magdalen College School, Now Library. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Wainfleet All Saints is a built-up area of 1,802 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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