Little Cawthorpe & South Wolds

East Lindsey · East Midlands · population 7,983 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

40Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,084 of 6,856 in England
  • #358 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #4 of 18 in East Lindsey
  • Around the England average
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents7,771
Median age (est.)56
Density20per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 16%45–64 33%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 5%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 27%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 6%Other: 23%
One person 24%Couple, no children 27%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 6%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 18% · Skilled trades 16% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors18%
Skilled trades16%
Professional15%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Little Cawthorpe & South Wolds is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,084 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 18 in East Lindsey. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (78) but weak on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £285,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 130 sales), 30% above the wider East Lindsey median of £218,498. Typical household take-home income is around £36,941 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 65 · #2,370
Employment 49 · #3,474
Education 56 · #3,007
Health 51 · #3,330
Crime 78 · #1,534
Housing & access 2 · #6,702
Living environment 12 · #6,003

House prices ?

£285,000median (12m) · -1.7% yr · n=130
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£285,000130-1.7%+17.3%
Detached£342,50099+0.3%+31.7%
Semi-detached£195,00023+2.6%+20.0%
Terraced£176,2508+13.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£285,000
East Lindsey£218,498
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£36,941±£5,320 · #4,386 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,708
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 266 offences
East Lindsey72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #673 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences121
Theft31
Burglary40
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons13
Drugs10
Robbery0
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 71 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in East Lindsey

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.