Wainfleet St Mary’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Wainfleet St Mary’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Wainfleet St MaryLincolnshire
This village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands has a population of 1,045.
Population
1,045
Census 2021 · East Lindsey council
Median home
£188K
33 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.8
31% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
15%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Wainfleet St Mary a good place to live?
Where it does best is safety: 15.3 violent and sexual offences and 6.4 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Natural hazards weigh more here: nearly a third of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Incomes are on the low side: mean household income £39,186; 4.3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Buying the median home, at £187,500, takes 4.7 years of household income in the East Lindsey council area. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 5% of towns in England. It lags on health as well: life expectancy is 77.3 for men and 81.3 for women. Walkability is weaker too — 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Wainfleet St Mary has its subject grades alone.
What makes Wainfleet St Mary stand out
The 3 things Wainfleet St Mary does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
Flood risk, against UK towns
Flood risk
32% of homes at risk
High or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea: more than in 99% of UK towns
Environment Agency flood maps, defences counted.
How Wainfleet St Mary grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Wainfleet St Mary is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Wainfleet St Mary has its subject grades alone.
Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD−Open →Hazard riskBased on how exposed the town is to floods, storms and other hazardsD−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 5% of towns in EnglandD−Open →HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedDOpen →WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentA−Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildings; 28% of homes built before 1919C+Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 0.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0 local charities per 1,000 residents; 27% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wainfleet St Mary.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Wainfleet St Mary than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 15% of adults
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Residents of Wainfleet St Mary have a median age of 53.8.
53.8median age
Wainfleet St MaryLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications31%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level15%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wainfleet St Mary | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 15% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Wainfleet St Mary say their health is good than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 69%
28% of residents have a disability, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). At the census, 9.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. There is no GP practice in Wainfleet St Mary: the nearest is 4.8 miles off.
69%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 69%Fair 21%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Wainfleet St Mary | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 69% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 28% | 20% | 17% |
77.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Only 11% of Wainfleet St Mary’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 91% of commuters, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 4.3%. Of the commuters living in Wainfleet St Mary, 2% work in the town itself. The town counts 0.3 jobs per working resident.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot6%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
4.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 14% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Wainfleet St Mary records less crime per resident than 79% of UK towns
Wainfleet St Mary logged 17 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 7 complaints of anti-social conduct. Nearly three fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 10.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Lincolnshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
15.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 62% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson3
Other crime2
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Anti-social7
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.
15.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
17
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.
History
Wainfleet St Mary keeps more of its old housing than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 28% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Wainfleet St Mary keeps 29 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39) alike. Wainfleet St Mary has 3 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II.
3listed buildingsC+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
29
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B−
More households in Wainfleet St Mary live in social housing than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 24%
Owners make up 58% of households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). 33 standard sales inside Wainfleet St Mary’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £187,500. Private rents average £704 a month across the East Lindsey council area.
£188Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Wainfleet St Mary£188K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £241,500 | 18 |
| Semi-detached | £170,000 | 11 |
58%
of households own their home · England 61%
18%
rent privately · England 21%
£704
average private rent a month, East Lindsey council area
£2,241
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wainfleet St Mary
13pages on Wainfleet St Mary
The big questions
SafetyA−15.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £188K · rent £704 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Vicarage LaneSchoolsD−HealthDLife expectancy 77.3 (men), 81.3 (women)Work & commuteD−37% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD−32% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Wainfleet St Mary’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Wainfleet All SaintsBurgh le MarshSkegnessOld LeakeSpilsbyIngoldmellsStickneyWainfleet St Mary
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainfleet St Mary | 1,045 | — | — | B− | A− | D |
| Wainfleet All Saints | 1,802 | 0.9 | — | B− | C | D |
| Burgh le Marsh | 2,159 | 4.4 | — | C+ | A− | C− |
| Skegness | 20,701 | 5.6 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Old Leake | 1,173 | 7.2 | — | C | C | C− |
| Spilsby | 3,671 | 7.6 | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Ingoldmells | 1,928 | 7.9 | — | B− | D− | D− |
| Stickney | 1,108 | 9.2 | — | C− | C+ | C+ |
Wainfleet All Saints, Burgh le Marsh, Old Leake, Ingoldmells and Stickney have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Wainfleet St Mary
Does Wainfleet St Mary flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Are schools in Wainfleet St Mary good?
Primary results trail 95% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
Is Wainfleet St Mary safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
About Wainfleet St Mary
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Wainfleet St Mary is a built-up area of 1,045 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
- Population
- 1,045 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Lindsey
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001763
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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