Bourne East

South Kesteven · East Midlands · population 9,620 · 6 LSOAs

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

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,178 of 6,856 in England
  • #188 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #9 of 16 in South Kesteven
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,558
Median age (est.)43
Density293per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above27%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Bourne East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,178 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 16 in South Kesteven. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (91) and lowest on Income (51). Typical homes here sold for about £235,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 155 sales), 10% below the wider South Kesteven median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,373 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 47 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 51 · #3,378
Employment 52 · #3,254
Education 60 · #2,774
Health 56 · #3,007
Crime 73 · #1,822
Housing & access 74 · #1,801
Living environment 91 · #636

House prices ?

£235,000median (12m) · +4.4% yr · n=155
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£235,000155+4.4%+14.6%
Detached£337,50066+0.4%+18.4%
Semi-detached£217,50044+4.2%+11.5%
Terraced£182,00027-7.6%+14.3%
Flat£109,00018-4.4%+0.5%
This area£235,000
South Kesteven£260,000
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)£39,373±£5,557 · #3,605 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,873
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 ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

47 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 450 offences
South Kesteven55
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,858 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences246
Theft61
Burglary18
Vehicle crime33
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons40
Drugs3
Robbery3
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 128 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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