Issues and SWOT: East Lindsey

strength

Coastal facilities are already in use

Mablethorpe’s leisure centre and Sutton on Sea’s colonnade are operating assets.

Proposed response: Show current opening times and affordable sessions.

Evidence 1 · Evidence 2

strength

Make room for homes people can afford

Average private rent is £704 a month (August 2026) in East Lindsey council area. This is £755 lower than the England average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 10.4% in Halton Holegate to 37.5% in Winthorpe — a gap of 27.1 percentage points.

Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.

weakness

A heritage plan can stall without repair commitments

Alford Windmill’s paused scheme left a gap in the town’s visitor plans.

Proposed response: Publish a current ownership and repair update.

Evidence

weakness

Bring support closer to people in poor health

8.2% of people reported bad or very bad health in East Lindsey council area (21 March 2021). Across England, the figure was 5.2%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.5% in Holton-le-Clay & North Thoresby to 13.8% in Mablethorpe — a gap of 9.4 percentage points.

This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.

opportunity

Use the new Orangery beyond occasional events

The completed venue offers space for community and visitor activity.

Proposed response: Publish an accessible events and hire programme.

Evidence

opportunity

Plan homes and care around an older population

30.5% of people in East Lindsey council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 18.2% in Trinity to 50.8% in Sutton on Sea — a gap of 32.6 percentage points.

Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.

opportunity

Connect local skills to local opportunities

21.5% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in East Lindsey council area. Across England, the figure was 33.9%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 15.4% in Tetney to 43.1% in Ingoldmells — a gap of 27.7 percentage points.

Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.

opportunity

Target safety work where problems repeat

Mapped police records are available for neighbourhoods in East Lindsey council area.

Published locations are approximate and some crimes are not mapped. Counts show recorded incidents, not the chance of an individual becoming a victim.

opportunity

Turn published plans into visible progress

4 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.

A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.

opportunity

Target support where disadvantages overlap

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 13.1% in Tetney to 39.2% in Ingoldmells — a gap of 26.1 percentage points.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

threat

Different partners can leave a project without an owner

The windmill decision shows how essential repairs can hold up a wider scheme.

Proposed response: Name who is responsible for each remaining decision.

Evidence