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In Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, this town has 6,204 residents.
At B+ overall, Waltham is better than 72% of UK towns and ranks #18 of 61 in Lincolnshire. Its best grade is for health — life expectancy is 82.9 for men and 83.9 for women. It is strong on safety as well — police record 16.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 6.1 home and vehicle crimes. Most journeys need a car: on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Buying the median home, at £235,000, takes 5.7 years of household income in the North East Lincolnshire council area. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
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 · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Waltham 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 Waltham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Waltham’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
5% 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 Waltham.
At 53.6, the median resident of Waltham sits in the middle of the age range. The under-15s are 13% of the population here. In addition, the 15-to-24 age group: 7.5%, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). 29% of adults hold a degree.
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.
| Waltham | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 9 primary schools within 3 km: 63% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 43.7, and 43% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Some 437 pupils attend Waltham’s two primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham Leas Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 401 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Waltham has 6 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39). The pre-1919 share of homes is 5%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
Waltham counts 0.4 jobs per working resident. 31% of commuters travelled under 5 km, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). In 2026, 1.6% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Of the commuters living in the town, 7% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is no GP practice in Waltham: the nearest is 1.5 miles off. Men in Waltham can expect to live to 82.9, women to 83.9 (2019–23). Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Waltham is Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, 2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Waltham | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
There were 4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (7.8). 160 crimes and 21 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Waltham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 50% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
8% live in social housing, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private renters make up 11% of households. 344 standard sales inside Waltham’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £235,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £324,950 | 171 |
| Semi-detached | £202,500 | 134 |
| Terraced | £178,000 | 36 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Waltham. Best known first.
4 listed buildings in Waltham.
Church of All Saints: Photo: Allan chapman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Waltham War Memorial: Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0
4 notable people were born in Waltham.
William Weightman: New York Times, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham | 6,204 | — | B+ | C+ | A− | A− |
| Holton le Clay | 3,823 | 2 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Grimsby | 85,915 | 2.9 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 14,861 | 3 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Laceby | 3,284 | 3.3 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Tetney | 1,536 | 3.8 | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| North Thoresby | 1,090 | 3.9 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Cleethorpes | 29,660 | 3.9 | C− | A− | D− | C− |
Tetney and North Thoresby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Waltham is £2,507 for 2026–27, more than in 66% 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.
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Waltham is a built-up area of 6,204 people, in the North East Lincolnshire 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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