North East Lincolnshire: local statistics
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber, home to an estimated 160,101 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over North East Lincolnshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
North East Lincolnshire had an estimated 160,101 residents in mid-2025, a change of +0.2% in a year. That is 961 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 0.6%; the Yorkshire and the Humber grew by 5.5% over the same years, the slowest growth in the Yorkshire and the Humber. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Homes in North East Lincolnshire sold for an average of £147,727 in July 2026, a rise of 6.9% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 2nd lowest of all 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber; the average for the Yorkshire and the Humber was £209,116. This July figure is the highest in the series, 38% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in North East Lincolnshire (£35,052) gives a ratio of 4.2. That ratio is the lowest ratio in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
5,675 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in North East Lincolnshire in March 2026, about the same as in 2016. There are 35 per 1,000 residents, the 10th highest of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
Average Band D council tax in North East Lincolnshire is £2,483.85 for 2026-27, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. It is the 3rd highest in the Yorkshire and the Humber. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,626.02.
In 2022 to 2024, women in North East Lincolnshire had a life expectancy at birth of 81.1 years; for men it was 76.8, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.9 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 1.0 less. It is the 3rd lowest for women of all 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North East Lincolnshire was £677.90 in April 2025, or £35,052 over a year. It is the 12th highest of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber, and 4.7% less than across the Yorkshire and the Humber. The workplace figure, £675.30, is within £5 of it. In 2015 the residents' median was £450.40, so it has risen 51% before inflation.
The police recorded 115.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in North East Lincolnshire in the year to March 2026 (18,528 offences in all), the 4th highest rate of all 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber. That compares with 111.3 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 105.0 to 134.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The claimant count for North East Lincolnshire stood at 4,070 in August 2026, or 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the Yorkshire and the Humber: 4.1%). Twelve months before, it was 4.0%. The five-year high was 5.6% (August 2021); the low was 4.0% (December 2025).
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 72.9% of North East Lincolnshire residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 3.7 points); the figure for the Yorkshire and the Humber was 73.3%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 69.3% to 73.5%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 159,140 |
| 2016 | 158,877 |
| 2017 | 158,699 |
| 2018 | 158,460 |
| 2019 | 157,957 |
| 2020 | 157,313 |
| 2021 | 157,188 |
| 2022 | 157,860 |
| 2023 | 158,691 |
| 2024 | 159,738 |
| 2025 | 160,101 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £107,211 |
| July 2017 | £111,523 |
| July 2018 | £114,688 |
| July 2019 | £116,933 |
| July 2020 | £118,715 |
| July 2021 | £132,168 |
| July 2022 | £145,826 |
| July 2023 | £141,592 |
| July 2024 | £142,658 |
| July 2025 | £138,183 |
| July 2026 | £147,727 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £450.40 a week |
| 2016 | £469.90 a week |
| 2017 | £447.90 a week |
| 2018 | £498.00 a week |
| 2019 | £521.50 a week |
| 2020 | £547.30 a week |
| 2021 | £556.00 a week |
| 2022 | £557.10 a week |
| 2023 | £661.60 a week |
| 2024 | £669.90 a week |
| 2025 | £677.90 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,626.02 |
| 2017-18 | £1,698.37 |
| 2018-19 | £1,783.31 |
| 2019-20 | £1,854.62 |
| 2020-21 | £1,922.56 |
| 2021-22 | £2,018.95 |
| 2022-23 | £2,080.47 |
| 2023-24 | £2,170.39 |
| 2024-25 | £2,276.19 |
| 2025-26 | £2,371.01 |
| 2026-27 | £2,483.85 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 105.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 105.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 114.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 134.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 129.2 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 110.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 118.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 114.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 119.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 111.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 115.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 72.3% |
| 2016/17 | 70.1% |
| 2017/18 | 72.3% |
| 2018/19 | 71.2% |
| 2019/20 | 71.3% |
| 2020/21 | 73.1% |
| 2021/22 | 71.6% |
| 2022/23 | 72.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69.3% |
| 2024/25 | 73.5% |
| 2025/26 | 72.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,660 |
| 2017 | 5,795 |
| 2018 | 5,695 |
| 2019 | 5,760 |
| 2020 | 5,810 |
| 2021 | 5,930 |
| 2022 | 5,925 |
| 2023 | 5,835 |
| 2024 | 5,670 |
| 2025 | 5,655 |
| 2026 | 5,675 |
Questions about North East Lincolnshire
What is the population of North East Lincolnshire?
160,101 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in North East Lincolnshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £147,727.
How much is Band D council tax in North East Lincolnshire?
£2,483.85 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in North East Lincolnshire?
81.1 years for women and 76.8 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average salary in North East Lincolnshire?
Median pay for full-time employees living in North East Lincolnshire was £677.90 a week in April 2025 (£35,052 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the crime rate in North East Lincolnshire?
115.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North East Lincolnshire?
The ONS claimant count was 4,070 in August 2026, 4.3% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
Who has power over North East Lincolnshire
Every body that makes decisions for North East Lincolnshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- North East Lincolnshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North East Lincolnshire in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Brigg and Immingham: Martin Vickers (Conservative) MP
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes: Melanie Onn (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK figures: UK population · UK average house price · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber: Barnsley · Calderdale · Kingston upon Hull, City of · North Lincolnshire · Rotherham · York
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