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A village of 674 in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Welbourn is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. One in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Welbourn does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Welbourn’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
39% 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 Welbourn.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of residents, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The middle age in Welbourn is 57.3. Degrees are held by 34% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Welbourn | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Some 1,093 pupils attend Welbourn’s one primary and one secondary. Its two schools are below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 46.6, with 45% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Welbourn Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 78 | C− |
| Sir William Robertson Academy, WelbournLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,015 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £61K a year before tax. 88% of commuters drove, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Working from home was the norm for 37% of workers at the census. Also worth knowing: about 15% of its commuters stay in Welbourn for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up 15% of households. 11% live in social housing, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). The £255,000 median rests on 13 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £405,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8). 22 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Welbourn’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Burglary and damage add up to 6.4 per 1,000 residents each year. Violence and sexual offences were half of the crimes.
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.
Seeing a GP means leaving Welbourn: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.7% of the town, and on top of that 77% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Welbourn is Lincoln County Hospital, 11 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Welbourn | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Welbourn’s listed buildings include the Church of St Chad, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly two fifths of the total, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Welbourn is a built-up area of 674 people, in the North Kesteven 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welbourn | 674 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Navenby | 3,165 | 2.3 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Cranwell | 2,583 | 4.6 | A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Bassingham | 1,511 | 5 | — | A− | A | B− |
| Leasingham | 1,552 | 6.5 | — | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Witham St Hughs | 3,483 | 6.6 | A | A | B | B |
| Waddington | 6,828 | 6.8 | A | A+ | A− | C+ |
| Ruskington | 5,650 | 7.5 | B+ | A | B+ | B− |
Bassingham and Leasingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 11.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Chad. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Welbourn is £2,345 for 2026–27, less than in 68% 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.
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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