North Lincolnshire: local statistics
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber, home to an estimated 171,421 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 Lincolnshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2025 the population of North Lincolnshire was estimated at 171,421, a change of -0.0% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 1.3%; the Yorkshire and the Humber grew by 5.5% over the same years, the 2nd slowest growth of the 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber. The series peaked at 171,424 in mid-2024.
6,925 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in North Lincolnshire in March 2026, 5% more than in 2016. There are 40 per 1,000 residents, 6th of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber, counting from the highest.
The police recorded 77.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in North Lincolnshire in the year to March 2026 (13,312 offences in all), the 12th highest rate of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber. A year earlier it was 80.3. In the year to March 2016 it was 63.4 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Homes in North Lincolnshire sold for an average of £179,954 in July 2026, a rise of 4.5% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 11th highest of the 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, 47% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in North Lincolnshire (£34,738) gives a ratio of 5.2. That ratio is the 11th highest ratio of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
The claimant count for North Lincolnshire stood at 3,650 in August 2026, or 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the Yorkshire and the Humber was 4.1%. A year earlier the rate was 3.4%. The five-year high was 4.7% (August 2021); the low was 3.3% (October 2023).
In 2022 to 2024, women in North Lincolnshire had a life expectancy at birth of 82.3 years; for men it was 77.6, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.3 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.6 less. It is the 6th highest for women of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
A Band D home in North Lincolnshire pays an average of £2,348.46 in council tax in 2026-27, up £110.37 on 2025-26. That makes it mid-table in the Yorkshire and the Humber, 9th of 15. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,601.19.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North Lincolnshire was £715.70 in April 2025 (£34,738 a year). It is close to the middle of the 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber (8th highest), and 0.6% more than across the Yorkshire and the Humber. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £697.60, £18.10 lower. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £538.70: a change of +33% before inflation.
An estimated 74.4% of people aged 16 to 64 living in North Lincolnshire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 3.9 points either way; the figure for the Yorkshire and the Humber was 73.3%. Its lowest reading in the series was 66.6% and its highest 76.8%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 169,212 |
| 2016 | 170,174 |
| 2017 | 170,616 |
| 2018 | 170,384 |
| 2019 | 170,283 |
| 2020 | 170,034 |
| 2021 | 169,929 |
| 2022 | 170,245 |
| 2023 | 170,649 |
| 2024 | 171,424 |
| 2025 | 171,421 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £122,824 |
| July 2017 | £131,028 |
| July 2018 | £135,431 |
| July 2019 | £139,319 |
| July 2020 | £143,762 |
| July 2021 | £158,636 |
| July 2022 | £170,828 |
| July 2023 | £170,811 |
| July 2024 | £169,673 |
| July 2025 | £172,239 |
| July 2026 | £179,954 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £538.70 a week |
| 2016 | £528.10 a week |
| 2017 | £531.40 a week |
| 2018 | £532.90 a week |
| 2019 | £567.60 a week |
| 2020 | £519.30 a week |
| 2021 | £582.90 a week |
| 2022 | £602.20 a week |
| 2023 | £653.60 a week |
| 2024 | £697.40 a week |
| 2025 | £715.70 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,601.19 |
| 2017-18 | £1,658.60 |
| 2018-19 | £1,742.04 |
| 2019-20 | £1,810.50 |
| 2020-21 | £1,875.38 |
| 2021-22 | £1,946.66 |
| 2022-23 | £2,003.42 |
| 2023-24 | £2,052.25 |
| 2024-25 | £2,132.84 |
| 2025-26 | £2,238.09 |
| 2026-27 | £2,348.46 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 63.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 72.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 81.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 96.8 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 97.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 81.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 85.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 79.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 84.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 80.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 77.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.2% |
| 2016/17 | 72.8% |
| 2017/18 | 74.5% |
| 2018/19 | 69.6% |
| 2019/20 | 72.9% |
| 2020/21 | 73.2% |
| 2021/22 | 74.2% |
| 2022/23 | 76.8% |
| 2023/24 | 74.0% |
| 2024/25 | 66.6% |
| 2025/26 | 74.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.4 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.0 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,625 |
| 2017 | 6,620 |
| 2018 | 6,600 |
| 2019 | 6,720 |
| 2020 | 6,725 |
| 2021 | 6,810 |
| 2022 | 6,895 |
| 2023 | 6,880 |
| 2024 | 6,825 |
| 2025 | 6,835 |
| 2026 | 6,925 |
Questions about North Lincolnshire
What is the population of North Lincolnshire?
The ONS estimates 171,421 people lived in North Lincolnshire in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in North Lincolnshire?
Home Office figures show 13,312 offences in the year to March 2026, or 77.7 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average house price in North Lincolnshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £179,954.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North Lincolnshire?
The ONS claimant count was 3,650 in August 2026, 3.6% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in North Lincolnshire?
82.3 years for women and 77.6 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in North Lincolnshire?
£2,348.46 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 Lincolnshire?
£715.70 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
Who has power over North Lincolnshire
Every body that makes decisions for North 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 Lincolnshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North 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
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme: Lee Pitcher (Labour) MP
- Scunthorpe: Sir Nicholas Dakin (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 · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber: Barnsley · Calderdale · Kingston upon Hull, City of · North East Lincolnshire · Rotherham · York
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