Sleaford West

North Kesteven · East Midlands · population 9,972 · 6 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,081 of 6,856 in England
  • #86 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #2 of 13 in North Kesteven
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,977
Median age (est.)42
Density1,059per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above30%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 7%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 25%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Sleaford West is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,081 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 13 in North Kesteven. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (98) and lowest on Housing & access (57). Typical homes here sold for about £235,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 178 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, #89 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £45,556 a year, in the top third 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 75 · #1,684
Employment 74 · #1,753
Education 64 · #2,493
Health 73 · #1,849
Crime 86 · #965
Housing & access 57 · #2,966
Living environment 98 · #163

House prices ?

£235,000median (12m) · +1.6% yr · n=178
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£235,000178+1.6%+17.5%
Detached£300,00087+1.7%+18.8%
Semi-detached£200,00061+3.9%+21.2%
Terraced£163,75030-2.5%+6.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£235,000
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)£45,556±£6,761 · #1,952 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,861
Price-to-income ?5.2×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 ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 333 offences
North Kesteven41
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #682 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences194
Theft41
Burglary16
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons23
Drugs8
Robbery2
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 132 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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