Areas · East Midlands · Lincolnshire
Area guide · East Midlands
South Kesteven
How South Kesteven compares with every council area in England and Wales, on official figures only (148,069 people, mid-2025). Ranked 1st = best for someone living there. There is no overall score: the places are too different for one number to be honest.
Gigabit broadband
83.0%
227th fastest of 318
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026
Average house price
£260,359
132nd most affordable of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Price change over 12 months
+3.1%
100th fastest rising of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.8 µg/m³
151st cleanest of 318
Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³)
Recorded crime
52.9 per 1,000
50th lowest of 283
ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026
Deprivation rank
196 / 296
101st least deprived of 296
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); 1 = most deprived
Flood risk and road noise are not here because no official figure exists for a whole council area. Both vary street by street, which is what the free check reads.
Check a street in South Kesteven
These figures are for the whole area. The free check reads one postcode: flood, crime, noise and the station, in seconds.
League tables for Lincolnshire
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