Bourne West

South Kesteven · East Midlands · population 8,687 · 6 LSOAs

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

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #622 of 6,856 in England
  • #48 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #1 of 16 in South Kesteven
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,429
Median age (est.)42
Density1,021per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above29%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 25%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 6%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Hindu 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

Bourne West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #622 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 16 in South Kesteven. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (98) and lowest on Housing & access (68). Typical homes here sold for about £248,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 246 sales), in line with the wider South Kesteven median of £260,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #70 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £43,679 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 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 76 · #1,623
Employment 81 · #1,328
Education 80 · #1,369
Health 77 · #1,595
Crime 86 · #958
Housing & access 68 · #2,178
Living environment 98 · #169

House prices ?

£248,000median (12m) · -6.8% yr · n=246
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£248,000246-6.8%+7.8%
Detached£320,0001100.0%+14.3%
Semi-detached£230,00085-1.5%+8.0%
Terraced£195,00047-4.9%+4.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£248,000
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)£43,679±£6,328 · #2,404 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,900
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 431 offences
South Kesteven55
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,085 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences211
Theft112
Burglary8
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons30
Drugs7
Robbery4
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 137 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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