Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
4,586 people call this town in Lincolnshire, East Midlands home.
Welton’s strongest is schools — primary results beat 93% of towns in England; secondary results beat 72% of towns in England. The median home sold for £302,250, 6.1 times what households in the West Lindsey council area earn in a year. It is hard to get around without a car: 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Overall, that makes an A, good for #2 of 61 in Lincolnshire. That leaves it better than 94% of UK towns.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Welton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Welton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Welton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1900.
12 listed buildings in Welton.
Church of St Mary: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 7, Ryland Road: Photo: Benjamin Bryztal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Welton.
At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, 72% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 49.1, with 52% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 389 | A− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. 6% of homes date from before 1919. Relative to its size, Welton keeps 26 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the census, 83% of people in Welton called their health good or very good, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Women here live to 85.4 on average and men to 82.2 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Welton is Lincoln County Hospital, 5.3 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; nearly three quarters of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Welton | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
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.
Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly two thirds of recorded crime. Police figures for Welton’s built-up area: 141 crimes and 47 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Welton records less crime per resident than 77% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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.
Social housing holds 8% of households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The private rented sector houses 11% of households. Private rents average £741 a month across the West Lindsey council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 178 |
| Semi-detached | £214,500 | 70 |
| Terraced | £181,500 | 30 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
8% of commuters who live in Welton also work there. The car took 87% of commuters, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). Household income averages £60K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (18%). The median resident of Welton is 45.9 years old. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Welton | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Welton is a built-up area of 4,586 people, in the West 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welton | 4,586 | — | A | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Dunholme | 1,869 | 0.9 | — | A− | B+ | A− |
| Nettleham | 3,418 | 2.9 | A− | B+ | A− | A |
| Sudbrooke | 1,737 | 3.1 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Cherry Willingham | 3,446 | 4.8 | B+ | A | A− | B− |
| Fiskerton | 1,202 | 5.5 | — | A | A− | C+ |
| Lincoln | 104,553 | 6.2 | D− | C+ | D | D |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 6,386 | 6.3 | A | A | A | B+ |
Dunholme, Sudbrooke and Fiskerton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Secondary results beat 72%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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