North Kesteven: local statistics
North Kesteven is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 123,267 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 Kesteven, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Police recorded 4,786 crimes in North Kesteven in the year to March 2026, 38.8 for every 1,000 residents, the lowest rate in the East Midlands. A year earlier it was 39.3. In the year to March 2016 it was 24.3 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
In August 2026, 1,560 people in North Kesteven were on the claimant count, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.5% in the East Midlands. Twelve months before, it was 2.0%. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.9% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.8% in December 2023.
A Band D home in North Kesteven pays an average of £2,337.81 in council tax in 2026-27, 3.4% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 29th highest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,557.14.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North Kesteven was £765.30 in April 2025 (£37,305 a year). That is 6.2% above the figure for the East Midlands and the 9th highest of 35 in the East Midlands. Jobs based in North Kesteven paid a median £693.90 a week, £71.40 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £509.30, so it has risen 50% before inflation.
123,267 people lived in North Kesteven in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 0.8% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +10.4% (the East Midlands: +8.6%), the 10th fastest growth of 35 in the East Midlands. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Homes in North Kesteven sold for an average of £242,834 in July 2026, up 2.6% on a year before. It ranks as close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (18th highest) (regional average £242,274). This July figure is the highest in the series, 40% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in North Kesteven (£37,305) gives a ratio of 6.5. That ratio is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (19th highest ratio).
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 76.5% of North Kesteven residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 6.9 points either way, against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 74.0% and its highest 84.4%.
In 2022 to 2024, women in North Kesteven had a life expectancy at birth of 83.2 years; for men it was 80.6 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.6 years for women and -0.7 for men. It is mid-table in the East Midlands, 18th of 35.
The ONS counted 4,885 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in North Kesteven in March 2026, 1% more than in 2016. There are 40 per 1,000 residents, 23rd of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 111,665 |
| 2016 | 113,063 |
| 2017 | 114,423 |
| 2018 | 114,860 |
| 2019 | 115,821 |
| 2020 | 117,057 |
| 2021 | 118,502 |
| 2022 | 119,727 |
| 2023 | 121,086 |
| 2024 | 122,346 |
| 2025 | 123,267 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £173,246 |
| July 2017 | £184,347 |
| July 2018 | £193,675 |
| July 2019 | £194,603 |
| July 2020 | £200,993 |
| July 2021 | £214,574 |
| July 2022 | £240,084 |
| July 2023 | £236,839 |
| July 2024 | £227,823 |
| July 2025 | £236,570 |
| July 2026 | £242,834 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £509.30 a week |
| 2016 | £500.00 a week |
| 2017 | £551.10 a week |
| 2018 | £531.70 a week |
| 2019 | £545.30 a week |
| 2020 | £620.70 a week |
| 2021 | £609.00 a week |
| 2022 | £601.70 a week |
| 2023 | £666.10 a week |
| 2024 | £742.40 a week |
| 2025 | £765.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,557.14 |
| 2017-18 | £1,615.58 |
| 2018-19 | £1,694.07 |
| 2019-20 | £1,788.36 |
| 2020-21 | £1,853.32 |
| 2021-22 | £1,903.42 |
| 2022-23 | £1,990.16 |
| 2023-24 | £2,088.04 |
| 2024-25 | £2,186.65 |
| 2025-26 | £2,261.06 |
| 2026-27 | £2,337.81 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 24.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 25.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 29.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 39.5 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 46.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 37.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 39.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 44.4 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 39.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 38.8 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 76.5% |
| 2016/17 | 75.8% |
| 2017/18 | 80.7% |
| 2018/19 | 83.6% |
| 2019/20 | 84.4% |
| 2020/21 | 74.0% |
| 2021/22 | 79.1% |
| 2022/23 | 77.5% |
| 2023/24 | 83.0% |
| 2024/25 | 81.0% |
| 2025/26 | 76.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.8 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.3 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.2 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,825 |
| 2017 | 4,815 |
| 2018 | 4,620 |
| 2019 | 4,645 |
| 2020 | 4,695 |
| 2021 | 4,785 |
| 2022 | 4,855 |
| 2023 | 4,950 |
| 2024 | 4,800 |
| 2025 | 4,825 |
| 2026 | 4,885 |
Questions about North Kesteven
What is the crime rate in North Kesteven?
38.8 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 Kesteven?
1,560 in August 2026 (2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in North Kesteven?
£2,337.81 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average salary in North Kesteven?
Median pay for full-time employees living in North Kesteven was £765.30 a week in April 2025 (£37,305 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of North Kesteven?
123,267 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in North Kesteven?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £242,834.
What is life expectancy in North Kesteven?
83.2 years for women and 80.6 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
Who has power over North Kesteven
Every body that makes decisions for North Kesteven, 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 Kesteven council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North Kesteven in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Lincolnshire County Council county council
- Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority combined authority
- Lincolnshire Police police force
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
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
- Grantham and Bourne: Gareth Davies (Conservative) MP
- Lincoln: Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour) MP
- Sleaford and North Hykeham: Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative) 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 East Midlands
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK unemployment rate · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Bassetlaw · Gedling · Hinckley and Bosworth · Newark and Sherwood · Rushcliffe · South Derbyshire
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