Weston Hills’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Weston Hills’ built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Weston HillsLincolnshire
The village, home to 752 people, lies in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Bearas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
752
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median home
£265K
32 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.5
27% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
23%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Weston Hills a good place to live?
Weston Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 6% of commuters. Mortgage-free owners make up 52% of households. A degree-level qualification is held by nearly a quarter of adults.
What makes Weston Hills stand out
The 3 things Weston Hills does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Own outright
Housing
52% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Weston Hills.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Weston Hills than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 13% are under 15
52.5median age
27% of residents are 65 or over, above Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population. Line up the people of Weston Hills by age and the one in the middle is 52.5.
Weston HillsLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Weston Hills | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Weston Hills
Key Stage 2 results at the 4 primary schools within 3 km: 55% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 49% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 50.9.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Hills CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 135 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Weston Hills is a driving town: 92% of commuters go by car, above Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
6%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 31% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. About 1% of its commuters stay in Weston Hills for work. Households had £50K a year before tax, about level with Lincolnshire’s towns (£48K) and below England’s towns (£55K). There are 0.5 jobs in Weston Hills for each resident in work.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
22%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Few households rent privately in Weston Hills: 8%, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
£265Kmedian sale
Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Just over four in five households own their home. Private rents average £775 a month across the South Holland council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Weston Hills£265K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £305,000 | 26 |
| Semi-detached | £226,250 | 6 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,264
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Weston Hills: 7.1 per 1,000 residents a year, under Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
7.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 5.8 per 1,000 residents a year. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 17 offences in Weston Hills and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.3 reports per 1,000, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were 47% of the crimes.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Damage & arson5
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
Robbery1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Anti-social2
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.
7.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.3
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.
Health
Only 77% of people in Weston Hills say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
77%good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Weston Hills is Peterborough City Hospital, 14.1 miles away. At the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, about level with Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and above England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.3 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Weston Hills | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
81.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Weston Hills’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
1listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Weston Hills has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list, all Grade II.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
13
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Weston Hills
13pages on Weston Hills
The big questions
Safety7.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £265K · rent £775 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street BroadgateSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81.7 (men), 84.3 (women)Work & commute41% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards47.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Gordon Boswell Romany Museum and 4 more in and around Weston Hills
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Weston Hills. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum2.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumAyscoughfee Hall Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumChain Bridge Forge Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumSpalding Gentlemans Society3.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMoulton Windmill4.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumAyscoughfee Hall Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumChain Bridge Forge Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumSpalding Gentlemans Society3.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMoulton Windmill4.2 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Ayscoughfee Hall Museum: Thorvaldsson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chain Bridge Forge Museum: Bearas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Weston Hills
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Weston Hills is a built-up area of 752 people, in the South Holland 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
- 752 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002298
Weston Hills’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CowbitMoulton ChapelSpaldingMoultonWhaplodePinchbeckDeeping St NicholasWeston Hills
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Hills | 752 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cowbit | 1,366 | 1.4 | — | C | B+ | B− |
| Moulton Chapel | 1,120 | 1.5 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Spalding | 30,552 | 2.6 | C+ | B | C− | C |
| Moulton | 1,605 | 3.2 | — | C | A | B |
| Whaplode | 1,106 | 4.2 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Pinchbeck | 4,275 | 4.3 | C+ | C | C+ | B |
| Deeping St Nicholas | 1,300 | 4.8 | — | C | B+ | B |
Cowbit, Moulton Chapel, Moulton, Whaplode and Deeping St Nicholas have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Weston Hills
How much is council tax in Weston Hills?
Band D council tax in Weston Hills is £2,264 for 2026–27, less than in 79% 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.
Is Weston Hills expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £264,997, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £226,250 and detached houses £305,000.
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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