Social housing in South Holland
12.1% of households in South Holland are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in South Holland?
South Holland ranks 289th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 40,702 households, 4,924 are social homes (12.1%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does South Holland compare with the UK average?
At -5.4 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, South Holland sits below the national level.
South Holland at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about South Holland.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, South Holland has 48 schools — 45 state-funded and 3 independent. That includes 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. Of the 20 with a published Ofsted grade, 80% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 29 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in South Holland, offering about 1,423 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in South Holland sits in decile 5 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 4% of its 51 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £2,477 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore South Holland
See South Holland through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
Which areas are similar to South Holland?
Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).