Compare

Holbeach Town

Ward

The middle of the South Holland. About 8,449 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.7 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Holbeach Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,089
3,361st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Holbeach Town compares

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

Holbeach TownMiddle
Population18 wards, South Holland · 2021
Population: every ward in South Holland18 areas from 2,292 to 8,089. The middle area is 5,788. Holbeach Town is 8,089.
8,089most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 wards, South Holland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Holland18 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Holbeach Town is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, South Holland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Holland18 areas from 15.5% to 99.3%. The middle area is 81.6%. Holbeach Town is 91.7%.
91.7%3rd highest
Claimant rate18 wards, South Holland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Holland18 areas from 1.9% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.9%. Holbeach Town is 3.4%.
3.4%6th highest

Is Holbeach Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holbeach Town at a rate of 89.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.4 per 1,000 people across South Holland.

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

In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Holbeach Town.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (312), anti-social behaviour (159) and other crime (84).

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 South Holland

These figures are published for the whole of South Holland, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Holland and not Holbeach Town alone. See South Holland

Average house price
£226,156
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,336
10th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.0
Joint 122nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Holbeach Town in brief

Holbeach Town had 8,089 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Holbeach Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Holbeach Town, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Holbeach Town, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.