Ruskington West & Cranwell

North Kesteven · East Midlands · population 6,404 · 4 LSOAs

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

82Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,232 of 6,856 in England
  • #100 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #4 of 13 in North Kesteven
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,380
Median age (est.)39
Density102per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above32%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 5%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 21% · Managers & directors 18% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups
Associate professional21%
Managers & directors18%
Professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service5%

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 49% · No religion 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Ruskington West & Cranwell is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,232 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 13 in North Kesteven. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (100) but weak on Housing & access (11). Typical homes here, about £224,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 84 sales), 8% below 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, #65 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £47,387 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 19 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 91 · #594
Employment 86 · #978
Education 84 · #1,115
Health 73 · #1,849
Crime 100 · #1
Housing & access 11 · #6,106
Living environment 78 · #1,520

House prices ?

£224,000median (12m) · -0.4% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£224,00084-0.4%+33.8%
Detached£279,97536-3.9%+25.8%
Semi-detached£210,00036-6.3%+39.1%
Terraced£158,75012-0.8%+18.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£224,000
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)£47,387±£7,041 · #1,569 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,589
Price-to-income ?4.7×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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

19 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 123 offences
North Kesteven41
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #19 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences71
Theft9
Burglary12
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons4
Drugs1
Robbery0
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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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