Market Deeping

South Kesteven · East Midlands · population 7,165 · 4 LSOAs

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

71Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,013 of 6,856 in England
  • #175 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #8 of 16 in South Kesteven
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,104
Median age (est.)47
Density559per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above29%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 41% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Market Deeping is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,013 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 16 in South Kesteven. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (89) and lowest on Education (51). Typical homes here sold for about £297,500 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 110 sales), 14% above the wider South Kesteven median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,914 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 43 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 56 · #3,028
Employment 53 · #3,193
Education 51 · #3,343
Health 74 · #1,760
Crime 72 · #1,890
Housing & access 65 · #2,404
Living environment 89 · #752

House prices ?

£297,500median (12m) · +2.6% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£297,500110+2.6%+13.5%
Detached£350,00063+1.8%+14.8%
Semi-detached£240,00033-0.6%+11.1%
Terraced£205,00011-4.7%+26.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£297,500
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)£43,914±£6,400 · #2,337 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,550
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

43 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 305 offences
South Kesteven55
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,477 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences164
Theft41
Burglary10
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons22
Drugs12
Robbery4
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 96 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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