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Helpringham & Osbournby

Ward

The south of the North Kesteven. About 2,914 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 103 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 34% of people in Helpringham & Osbournby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,878
Joint 981st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
34%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Helpringham & Osbournby compares

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

Helpringham & OsbournbyMiddle
Population24 wards, North Kesteven · 2021
Population: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 2,454 to 7,893. The middle area is 5,433. Helpringham & Osbournby is 2,878.
2,878joint 5th least 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%. Helpringham & Osbournby is 34.0%.
34%joint 9th fewest 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%. Helpringham & Osbournby is 82.2%.
82.2%9th 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%. Helpringham & Osbournby is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 2nd lowest

Is Helpringham & Osbournby safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Helpringham & Osbournby at a rate of 47.8 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, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Helpringham & Osbournby.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (49), other crime (32) and anti-social behaviour (19).

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 Helpringham & Osbournby alone. See North Kesteven

Average house price
£242,384
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,305
135th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 129th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.2
68th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Helpringham & Osbournby in brief

Helpringham & Osbournby had 2,878 usual residents at the census.

About 34% of people in Helpringham & Osbournby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Helpringham & Osbournby, 82.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Helpringham & Osbournby, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.