Whaplode Drove’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Whaplode Drove’s built-up area.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Whaplode DroveLincolnshire
It is a village of 302 residents in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: David Prestidge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
302
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median age
51.9
28% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
19%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Whaplode Drove a good place to live?
There are no grades for Whaplode Drove: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 4% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Nearly a fifth of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Whaplode Drove stand out
The 3 things Whaplode Drove does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% 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%.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Whaplode Drove.
Who lives here
Whaplode Drove has fewer young adults than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24
51.9median age
28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%. Half of Whaplode Drove is older than 51.9, half younger. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
Whaplode DroveLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Whaplode Drove | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Whaplode Drove: 6% commute under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
4%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Average household income comes to £43K a year before tax. The car took 90% of commuters, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%), and on top of that just over a third of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Work in town: 2% of resident commuters.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
6%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
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
More households own their home in Whaplode Drove than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 88%
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 12% of households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Whaplode Drove’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Whaplode Drove£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £290,000 | 8 |
88%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,242
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
Burglary and damage hit Whaplode Drove harder than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14.4 per 1,000 residents a year
18.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 55% were violence and sexual offences. Whaplode Drove logged 11 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 5 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 15.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Vehicle crime2
Other theft1
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Anti-social5
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.
18.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
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
Bad health is less common in Whaplode Drove than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.3% of residents
78%good or very good health
Self-reported good health: 78% of Whaplode Drove’s residents. 21% of residents have a disability, about level with Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and above England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Whaplode Drove: the nearest practice is 4.9 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Whaplode Drove | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
78.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Whaplode Drove’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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 15% of the total, above Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and close to England’s towns (16%). Whaplode Drove has 33 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
33
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 Whaplode Drove
11pages on Whaplode Drove
The big questions
About Whaplode Drove
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Whaplode Drove is a built-up area of 302 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
- 302 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002435
Whaplode Drove’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Moulton ChapelParson DroveCowbitCrowlandThorneySutton St JamesGorefieldWhaplode Drove
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whaplode Drove | 302 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moulton Chapel | 1,120 | 3.7 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Parson Drove | 1,197 | 4.4 | — | C− | B+ | C− |
| Cowbit | 1,366 | 4.5 | — | C | B+ | B− |
| Crowland | 4,619 | 5.1 | D | C | C | B− |
| Thorney | 1,655 | 5.5 | — | B+ | C | C |
| Sutton St James | 1,027 | 5.9 | — | C | A+ | C |
| Gorefield | 1,070 | 6.2 | — | C+ | C+ | C |
Moulton Chapel, Parson Drove, Cowbit, Thorney, Sutton St James and Gorefield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Whaplode Drove
How much is council tax in Whaplode Drove?
Band D council tax in Whaplode Drove is £2,242 for 2026–27, less than in 80% 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.
How many listed buildings are there in Whaplode Drove?
1 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
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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