What is the average rent in West Lindsey?

The median monthly rent across West Lindsey is £711, based on ONS Private Rental Prices data. Individual neighbourhoods vary — see the shortlist above for the cheapest and most desirable areas.

Where is the cheapest place to rent in West Lindsey?

The cheapest neighbourhood in West Lindsey by estimated median rent is Gainsborough West at approximately £542/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.

What's the best neighbourhood to live in West Lindsey?

By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in West Lindsey is Gainsborough West at 85/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.

Is West Lindsey a safe area?

West Lindsey has an average safety score of 63/100 across its constituent neighbourhoods (higher is safer). The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted so 100 means the safest 1% of England + Wales.

What is council tax in West Lindsey?

The most common council tax band in West Lindsey is not yet published, with the Band D annual charge currently around £348. Council tax is set at the local authority level so the same banding applies to every postcode within West Lindsey.

What is the average salary in West Lindsey?

The median annual resident salary in West Lindsey is £30,741, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in West Lindsey, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.

What is the average house price in West Lindsey?

The average property price in West Lindsey is approximately £208,198 according to HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Individual neighbourhoods vary — typically ±20% around this council area median.

What's the rental yield in West Lindsey?

Gross rental yield in West Lindsey is approximately 3.3% — the council-area level median rent annualised over the council-area level median sale price. Net yield (after agency, void, maintenance and tax) typically runs 30–40% lower.

How long does it take to save a deposit in West Lindsey?

Saving a 10% deposit at the council area median sale price on the council area median salary, while putting away 10% of takehome pay each month, takes approximately 3.8 years in West Lindsey. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.

Is gigabit broadband available in West Lindsey?

100% of premises in West Lindsey are gigabit-capable per Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is patchier in older terraces and rural fringes — check your specific postcode for service availability.

What's the unemployment rate in West Lindsey?

3.1% of 16-64 residents in West Lindsey are on the DWP Claimant Count — Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. That's the live monthly local indicator. It's narrower than the ONS Labour Force Survey "ILO unemployment rate" (which counts anyone actively job-seeking on a separate denominator) and narrower again than Census 2021's "% unemployed" (which is calculated against all 16+ residents and so isn't directly comparable).

How many neighbourhoods are in West Lindsey?

West Lindsey contains 11 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 53 sub-areas (local areas). Browse the full list at the bottom of this page or use the neighbourhood map above to drill into a specific area.

City · East Midlands

Living in West Lindsey

11 neighbourhoods · 53 sub-areas

Updated May 2026

Where on the UK

Crime vs nat. avg

0.54× nat.

46% below nat. avg · 53.8 / 1k / yr · #99 of 318 cities

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Good schools

100%

#1 of 296 cities

Ofsted inspections · Feb 2026

Commute to hub

143 min

#284 of 318 cities

DfT Journey Times 2019 · 2019 (programme paused)

Jobs density

0.30

#298 of 318 cities

ONS BRES · 2024

Avg rent

£711/mo

+7.4% YoY · #32 of 314 cities

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Council tax

£172/mo

Estimated (Band D)

MHCLG Council Tax Band D · 2026

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Neighbourhoods in West Lindsey

Tap any row or map polygon to drill into that neighbourhood — hovering on desktop will preview the link before you click. Switch the tab strip above the table to focus on Affordability, Schools, Transport, Safety or Wealth — the columns swap and the default sort follows.

11 neighbourhoods · 53 sub-areas

Rent, scores and YoY change at a glance.


Gainsborough West	£542	+7.4%	85	8
Gainsborough East	£567	+7.4%	84	21
Morton, Blyton & Scotter	£688	+7.4%	64	76
Hemswell & Spital	£690	+7.4%	42	83
Market Rasen & Brookenby	£718	+7.4%	22	48
Cherry Willingham & Bardney	£723	+7.4%	73	77
Caistor, Kelsey & Keelby	£738	+7.4%	9	77
Saxilby & Scampton	£744	+7.4%	79	87
Dunholme & Welton	£770	+7.4%	44	85
Torksey & Stow	£792	+7.4%	48	81
Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern	£854	+7.4%	60	98

Sources: ONS, MHCLG, DfT, DESNZ, Defra, Police.uk, Ofsted, Ofcom, HM Land Registry. Some columns (salary, council tax, HPI) are published at council-area level.

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Where to look in West Lindsey

Three short answers to "where should I focus?" in West Lindsey. Each list is filtered from the same neighbourhood data above — the basis of each shortlist is stated above the list so you know what's been weighted.

Top 5 cheapest

Lowest estimated monthly rent. Rent is the LAD-published ONS PIPR median, scaled per neighbourhood by local sale prices (Land Registry).

Top 5 most desirable

Highest composite liveability — combines safety, schools, transport access and rental affordability into one 0–100 score (higher = more liveable).

Top 5 best value

Highest liveability per pound of rent — desirable areas where rent stays close to or below the West Lindsey median.

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Cost of living

Median rent and council tax across West Lindsey.

Avg rent

£711/mo

#32 of 314 cities

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Council tax

£172/mo

MHCLG Council Tax Band D · 2026

Sale price

£240,000

+1.2% YoY

HM Land Registry Price Paid · Jan 2025

Yrs to deposit

3.8 yr

Rent & price breakdownBy bedroom count · property type · affordability

council-area level rent by bedroom

ONS PIPR median for the council area

1 bed£518/mo

2 bed£646/mo

3 bed£790/mo

4 bed£1,104/mo

Sale price by property type

HMLR HPI average

Detached£285,390

Semi-detached£183,035

Terraced£145,047

Flat£89,741

Affordability

Price-to-earnings7.6×

Rent / take-home28%

Council tax (estimated, full council area)£2,060/yr

Mortgage (25y, 5%)£1,236/mo

Rent: ONS PIPR (council area). Council tax: VOA + MHCLG. Sale prices: HM Land Registry.

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Safety in West Lindsey

Crime in West Lindsey runs at 46% below the national average. Above median (#99 of 318 cities) The supporting per-1,000-residents-per-year rate is 53.8, averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods.

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Total crime / 1k / yr

53.8

#99 of 318 cities

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Violent / 1k / yr

21.1

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Burglary / 1k / yr

2.5

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

ASB / 1k / yr

12.2

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Crime detailTop crime types · safest neighbourhoods in this council area

All crime categories

incidents / 1,000 residents / year — sorted high → low

Violent & sexual offences

21.1

Anti-social behaviour

12.2

Criminal damage & arson

5.3

Other theft

3.7

Public order

3.0

Burglary

2.5

Shoplifting

2.3

Vehicle crime

2.2

Other crime

1.9

Drugs

1.4

Possession of weapons

0.9

Robbery

0.6

Bicycle theft

0.6

Theft from the person

0.5

Safest neighbourhoods in West Lindsey

by safety score (higher = safer)

Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern98/100

Saxilby & Scampton87/100

Dunholme & Welton85/100

Source: data.police.uk — incident counts adjusted for population, then averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods. National average = England + Wales population-weighted mean.

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Schools in West Lindsey

100% of schools serving West Lindsey are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Best 5% nationally (#1 of 296 cities)

Good or Outstanding

100%

#1 of 296 cities

Ofsted inspections · Feb 2026

Outstanding only

Ofsted inspections · Feb 2026

Good w/in 2 km

#288 of 318 cities

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Schools rated

Ofsted inspections · Feb 2026

School breakdownOfsted distribution · best neighbourhoods for schools

Ofsted rating distribution

Good100%

Outstanding (count)0

Good (count)1

Requires improvement0

Inadequate0

Best neighbourhoods for schools in West Lindsey

by school score

Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern83/100

Cherry Willingham & Bardney81/100

Gainsborough East60/100

Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

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Transport in West Lindsey

Modelled door-to-door commute from this council area to nearby employment hubs. Closest first.

Best hub

143 min

#284 of 318 cities

DfT Journey Times 2019 · 2019 (programme paused)

To Sheffield

143 min

Median across local areas

DfT Journey Times 2019 · 2019 (programme paused)

To Leeds

170 min

Median across local areas

DfT Journey Times 2019 · 2019 (programme paused)

To London

181 min

Median across local areas

DfT Journey Times 2019 · 2019 (programme paused)

Transport detailAll city commute times · mode share · best-connected neighbourhoods

Commute to major UK cities

public transport, off-peak typical

Sheffield

143 min

Leeds

170 min

London

181 min

Birmingham

208 min

Manchester

208 min

Liverpool

252 min

Edinburgh

289 min

Bristol

295 min

Cardiff

331 min

Glasgow

406 min

How residents travel to work

Census 2021, mode share

Car62%Public1%Active6%WFH28%

Best-connected neighbourhoods in West Lindsey

by transport score

Gainsborough East69/100

Gainsborough West65/100

Saxilby & Scampton33/100

DfT Journey Time Statistics + ONS Travel-to-Work.

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Job access from West Lindsey

West Lindsey has 0.30 jobs per resident locally. Bottom 10%

Jobs per resident

0.30

#298 of 318 cities

ONS BRES · 2024

Drive to 5,000+ jobs

28 min

DfT Journey Times 2019 · 2019 (programme paused)

PT to 5,000+ jobs

49 min

DfT Journey Times 2019 · 2019 (programme paused)

5y jobs growth

+8.8%

ONS Jobs Density · 2024

Job access detailReachability tiers · sector mix in this council area

Reachable jobs by mode

Drive — 100 jobs7 min

PT — 100 jobs12 min

Drive — 500 jobs9 min

PT — 500 jobs16 min

Drive — 5,000 jobs28 min

PT — 5,000 jobs49 min

Local job mix by sector

ONS BRES, % of local jobs

Retail & hospitality

20.1%

Manufacturing

12.5%

Health & social care

12.0%

Construction

10.6%

Education

9.8%

Professional & business svcs

6.7%

Tech & ICT

2.1%

Finance & insurance

0.8%

ONS BRES (jobs density) + DfT job-accessibility minutes.

FAQ

Frequently asked about West Lindsey

Short answers to the questions we get most often. Each answer is anchored in the data above and links onward where you can dig deeper.

What is the average rent in West Lindsey?: The median monthly rent across West Lindsey is £711, based on ONS Private Rental Prices data. Individual neighbourhoods vary — see the shortlist above for the cheapest and most desirable areas.
Where is the cheapest place to rent in West Lindsey?: The cheapest neighbourhood in West Lindsey by estimated median rent is Gainsborough West at approximately £542/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.
What's the best neighbourhood to live in West Lindsey?: By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in West Lindsey is Gainsborough West at 85/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.
Is West Lindsey a safe area?: West Lindsey has an average safety score of 63/100 across its constituent neighbourhoods (higher is safer). The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted so 100 means the safest 1% of England + Wales.
What is council tax in West Lindsey?: The most common council tax band in West Lindsey is not yet published, with the Band D annual charge currently around £348. Council tax is set at the local authority level so the same banding applies to every postcode within West Lindsey.
What is the average salary in West Lindsey?: The median annual resident salary in West Lindsey is £30,741, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in West Lindsey, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.
What is the average house price in West Lindsey?: The average property price in West Lindsey is approximately £208,198 according to HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Individual neighbourhoods vary — typically ±20% around this council area median.
What's the rental yield in West Lindsey?: Gross rental yield in West Lindsey is approximately 3.3% — the council-area level median rent annualised over the council-area level median sale price. Net yield (after agency, void, maintenance and tax) typically runs 30–40% lower.
How long does it take to save a deposit in West Lindsey?: Saving a 10% deposit at the council area median sale price on the council area median salary, while putting away 10% of takehome pay each month, takes approximately 3.8 years in West Lindsey. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.
Is gigabit broadband available in West Lindsey?: 100% of premises in West Lindsey are gigabit-capable per Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is patchier in older terraces and rural fringes — check your specific postcode for service availability.
What's the unemployment rate in West Lindsey?: 3.1% of 16-64 residents in West Lindsey are on the DWP Claimant Count — Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. That's the live monthly local indicator. It's narrower than the ONS Labour Force Survey "ILO unemployment rate" (which counts anyone actively job-seeking on a separate denominator) and narrower again than Census 2021's "% unemployed" (which is calculated against all 16+ residents and so isn't directly comparable).
How many neighbourhoods are in West Lindsey?: West Lindsey contains 11 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 53 sub-areas (local areas). Browse the full list at the bottom of this page or use the neighbourhood map above to drill into a specific area.

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All sub-areas in West Lindsey

Every local area, ordered by crawl priority. Most readers want the neighbourhood-level view — these are for deep-link cases or external search-engine arrivals.

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