Compare

Branston

Ward

The north of the North Kesteven. About 5,831 people in 43 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in Branston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,506
Joint 3,165th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Branston compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BranstonMiddle
Population24 wards, North Kesteven · 2021
Population: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 2,454 to 7,893. The middle area is 5,433. Branston is 5,506.
5,50610th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, North Kesteven · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 79.5%. Branston is 93.0%.
93%joint 6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, North Kesteven · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 16.7% to 99.6%. The middle area is 88.5%. Branston is 82.3%.
82.3%10th lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, North Kesteven · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 1.3% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Branston is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 12th highest

Is Branston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Branston at a rate of 46.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 54.5 per 1,000 people across North Kesteven.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Branston.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (121), anti-social behaviour (50) and other crime (34).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North Kesteven

These figures are published for the whole of North Kesteven, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Kesteven and not Branston alone. See North Kesteven

Average house price
£242,834
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,305
135th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.2
68th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Branston in brief

Branston had 5,506 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in Branston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Branston, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Branston, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.