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Wold View · West Lindsey

Wold View: your neighbourhood

Wold View electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 28% here, compared with 18% across West Lindsey (10.4 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.7% here, compared with 18.1% across West Lindsey (2.6 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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: 9% here, compared with 11% across West Lindsey (1.9 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.8%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

692 out of 2,680.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.2%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

167 out of 2,680.

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People counted in the census

2,679

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,679 out of 2,679.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.8%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

669 out of 2,242.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

52.4%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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

623 out of 1,190.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

17.8%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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

212 out of 1,190.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

46.9%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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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

1,048 out of 2,234.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

51.4%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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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

1,148 out of 2,234.

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

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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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

108 out of 2,234.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

20.7%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

465 out of 2,242.

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Homes rented privately

28%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

336 out of 1,189.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.1%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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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

695 out of 2,234.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

107 out of 1,189.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Wold View

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

38 out of 2,234.

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Crime and safety

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

167 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 127 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Wold View 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: 21 mapped crimes in September 2024; 21 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 · Wold View
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024212
October 2024102
November 202486
December 202493
January 202592
February 202591
March 202583
April 2025168
May 2025131
June 202587
July 202572
August 202593
September 2025138
October 202545
November 202566
December 2025247
January 2026121
February 2026151
March 2026183
April 2026164
May 202693
June 2026182
July 2026116
August 2026213
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wold View
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime68
public order25
burglary22
criminal damage arson22
other theft12
other crime7
vehicle crime7
possession of weapons2
bicycle theft1
drugs1
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.

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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 →