Neighbourhood · North East Lincolnshire

Great Coates & The Willows: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Great Coates & The Willows neighbourhood of North East Lincolnshire, England (ONS area North East Lincolnshire 004). Headline figures assembled 22 October 2026. Postcodes DN31, DN37. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DN37 9JN.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing clear signs of gentrification

Great Coates & The Willows is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows clear signs of gentrification against North East Lincolnshire (6 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £170,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across North East Lincolnshire (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Great Coates, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 22 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£170,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.24; 6 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£40,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Great Coates & The Willows sits in North East Lincolnshire

Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in North East Lincolnshire
Average household income: 11th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in North East Lincolnshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 22 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Great Coates & The Willows

Median resale price of houses each year here and across North East Lincolnshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 22 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

6 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North East Lincolnshire, 1 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recent price momentum
Income deprivation ranking
Schools improving
Solar and heat pumps
Catching up with neighbouring areas
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Great Coates Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line). About 1.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to Barton-on-Humber (about 38 min) and Cleethorpes (about 16 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Great Coates Primary School 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Nov 2024).
Nearest state secondary school John Whitgift Academy 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Jun 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Great Coates & The Willows

What is the typical house price in Great Coates & The Willows?

£170,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

How does Great Coates & The Willows compare with the rest of North East Lincolnshire?

Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in North East Lincolnshire. Average household income: 11th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in North East Lincolnshire.

Is Great Coates & The Willows an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Great Coates & The Willows gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.24; 6 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Great Coates & The Willows?

Great Coates. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line). About 1.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to Barton-on-Humber (about 38 min) and Cleethorpes (about 16 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Great Coates & The Willows?

Nearest state primary school. Great Coates Primary School. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. John Whitgift Academy. 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Jun 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.