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Waddingham and Spital · West Lindsey

Waddingham and Spital: your neighbourhood

Waddingham and Spital electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.8% here, compared with 29.3% across West Lindsey (4.5 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 11% across West Lindsey (4.1 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.7% here, compared with 16.6% across West Lindsey (2.9 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.8%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

681 out of 2,447.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

131 out of 2,447.

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People counted in the census

2,447

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,447 out of 2,447.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.8%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

707 out of 2,090.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46.3%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

510 out of 1,101.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.7%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

151 out of 1,101.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.5%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

907 out of 2,086.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.2%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,151 out of 2,086.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

70 out of 2,086.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.9%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

354 out of 2,090.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

198 out of 1,102.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.3%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

652 out of 2,086.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

75 out of 1,102.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.3%

21 March 2021 · Waddingham and Spital

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

28 out of 2,086.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Waddingham and Spital ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

51 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 74 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Waddingham and Spital ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Waddingham and Spital
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024112
October 202430
November 202442
December 202453
January 2025113
February 202530
March 202541
April 202553
May 202540
June 202550
July 2025112
August 202583
September 202572
October 202521
November 202533
December 202551
January 202674
February 202622
March 202632
April 202652
May 202641
June 202622
July 202640
August 202671
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Waddingham and Spital
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime14
burglary9
criminal damage arson9
other crime5
other theft5
vehicle crime3
public order3
drugs2
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Publication history: Lincolnshire Police: Crime data not provided for May 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Lincolnshire Police: Crime data refresh for May 2026.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across West Lindsey →