Bracebridge Heath & Waddington

North Kesteven · East Midlands · population 11,472 · 6 LSOAs

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

75Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,732 of 6,856 in England
  • #153 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #7 of 13 in North Kesteven
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,936
Median age (est.)39
Density419per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above30%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 14%
One person 29%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 19% · Professional 17% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Associate professional19%
Professional17%
Administrative12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Bracebridge Heath & Waddington is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,732 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 13 in North Kesteven. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (98) but weak on Housing & access (40). Typical homes here sold for about £237,500 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 185 sales), in line with the wider North Kesteven median of £244,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #244 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £38,796 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 37 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 62 · #2,569
Employment 60 · #2,774
Education 68 · #2,178
Health 60 · #2,720
Crime 96 · #286
Housing & access 40 · #4,097
Living environment 98 · #128

House prices ?

£237,500median (12m) · +7.6% yr · n=185
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£237,500185+7.6%+10.5%
Detached£277,75092-0.9%+4.8%
Semi-detached£212,50060-0.2%+6.3%
Terraced£185,00024-5.1%+4.8%
Flat£105,0009-30.0%
This area£237,500
North Kesteven£244,500
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)£38,796±£5,604 · #3,773 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,171
Price-to-income ?6.1×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

37 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 428 offences
North Kesteven41
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,017 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences233
Theft52
Burglary9
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons30
Drugs11
Robbery4
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 113 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 →

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