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East Lindsey — Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 · 64,754 households · ONS code E07000137 · Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of East Lindsey?

East Lindsey has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 78/100 from ONS Census 2021 (+4 points above the national average of 74/100). 77.8% of its 64,754 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 52.8% use mains gas heating, and 1.8% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 78/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for East LindseyComfortable (+4 points above the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data — East Lindsey

MetricEast LindseyNationalSource
Total households64,75424,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings50.3%TS044
Semi-detached dwellings27.5%TS044
Terraced dwellings11%TS044
Purpose-built flats5.7%TS044
Mains gas heating only52.8%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating8.7%TS046
Oil-only heating19.3%TS046
No central heating1.3%TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)79.4%TS052
Overcrowded (−1 or fewer)1.8%4.3%TS052
No car or van16.7%23.3%TS045
1 car or van44.3%TS045
2 cars or vans27.7%TS045
3+ cars or vans11.3%TS045
GHSP score78/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of East Lindsey according to Census 2021?

East Lindsey has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 78/100 from ONS Census 2021 (+4 points above the national average of 74/100). 77.8% of its 64,754 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 52.8% use mains gas heating, and 1.8% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in East Lindsey are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 77.8% of the 64,754 households in East Lindsey occupy detached (50.3%) or semi-detached (27.5%) properties. Terraced houses account for 11% and purpose-built flats for 5.7%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in East Lindsey use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 52.8% of households in East Lindsey use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 8.7%, oil-only for 19.3%, and 1.3% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in East Lindsey?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In East Lindsey, 1.8% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 79.4% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in East Lindsey have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 16.7% of households in East Lindsey have no car or van. 44.3% have one car, 27.7% have two cars, and 11.3% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 × (detached+semi)% + 0.25 × (100 − overcrowded%) + 0.25 × mains-gas% + 0.20 × (100 − no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: E07000137. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.