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Waddingham and Spital

Ward

The middle of the West Lindsey. About 2,435 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 78 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 71% of people in Waddingham and Spital live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,447
Joint 592nd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
71%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
12.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Waddingham and Spital compares

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

Waddingham and SpitalMiddle
Population20 wards, West Lindsey · 2021
Population: every ward in West Lindsey20 areas from 2,117 to 8,704. The middle area is 3,664. Waddingham and Spital is 2,447.
2,4473rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, West Lindsey · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Lindsey20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 51.5%. Waddingham and Spital is 71.0%.
71%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, West Lindsey · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Lindsey20 areas from 12.2% to 95.8%. The middle area is 68.0%. Waddingham and Spital is 12.2%.
12.2%lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, West Lindsey · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Lindsey20 areas from 1.2% to 8.7%. The middle area is 2.1%. Waddingham and Spital is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 6th lowest

Is Waddingham and Spital safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waddingham and Spital at a rate of 29.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 82.3 per 1,000 people across West Lindsey.

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

In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waddingham and Spital.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (20), violence and sexual offences (14) and other crime (14).

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 West Lindsey

These figures are published for the whole of West Lindsey, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Lindsey and not Waddingham and Spital alone. See West Lindsey

Average house price
£210,754
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,377
169th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.5
Joint 117th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Waddingham and Spital in brief

Waddingham and Spital had 2,447 usual residents at the census.

About 71% of people in Waddingham and Spital live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Waddingham and Spital, 12.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Waddingham and Spital, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.