Social housing in South Kesteven
12.5% of households in South Kesteven 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 Kesteven?
South Kesteven ranks 276th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 62,834 households, 7,851 are social homes (12.5%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does South Kesteven compare with the UK average?
At -5.0 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, South Kesteven sits below the national level.
South Kesteven at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about South Kesteven.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, South Kesteven has 77 schools — 68 state-funded and 9 independent. That includes 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. Of the 30 with a published Ofsted grade, 93% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 69 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in South Kesteven, offering about 3,467 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in South Kesteven sits in decile 7 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 4% of its 84 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £2,815 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 Kesteven
See South Kesteven through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).