Metheringham, Nocton & Potterhanworth

North Kesteven · East Midlands · population 8,781 · 5 LSOAs

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

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,658 of 6,856 in England
  • #240 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #10 of 13 in North Kesteven
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,737
Median age (est.)48
Density82per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 12%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Metheringham, Nocton & Potterhanworth is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,658 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 13 in North Kesteven. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (79) but weak on Housing & access (18). Typical homes here sold for about £250,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 147 sales), in line with the wider North Kesteven median of £244,500. Typical household take-home income is around £41,323 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 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 60 · #2,726
Employment 55 · #3,103
Education 55 · #3,110
Health 66 · #2,356
Crime 79 · #1,465
Housing & access 18 · #5,599
Living environment 70 · #2,041

House prices ?

£250,000median (12m) · +6.4% yr · n=147
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£250,000147+6.4%+15.1%
Detached£285,00083-3.4%-1.4%
Semi-detached£220,00047-2.9%+18.9%
Terraced£190,00017+1.3%+43.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£250,000
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)£41,323±£5,986 · #3,041 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,699
Price-to-income ?6.0×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 ?

87Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 310 offences
North Kesteven41
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #844 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences161
Theft41
Burglary31
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons12
Drugs3
Robbery1
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 85 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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