Rutland: local statistics
Rutland is a unitary authority in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 41,629 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 Rutland, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A Band D home in Rutland pays an average of £2,737.58 in council tax in 2026-27, 2.5% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 2nd highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,773.38, so it has risen 54%.
Life expectancy at birth in Rutland is 84.8 years for women and 81.9 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.8 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.5 more. It is the 2nd highest for women in the East Midlands.
In the year to March 2026, 1,765 offences were recorded by police in Rutland: 42.4 per 1,000 people, the 2nd lowest rate in the East Midlands. That compares with 39.9 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 45.9, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
Homes in Rutland sold for an average of £298,916 in July 2026, a fall of 6.5% in twelve months. That is the 4th highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (regional average £242,274). The July peak was £364,421 in 2023, and prices are 31% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Rutland (£42,355) gives a ratio of 7.1. That ratio is the 10th highest ratio of 35 in the East Midlands.
In March 2026, 2,190 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Rutland, 5% more than in 2016. That is 53 for every 1,000 residents, 4th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest.
In August 2026, 440 people in Rutland were on the claimant count, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.5% in the East Midlands. A year earlier the rate was 1.7%. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.4% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.3% in October 2022.
The median full-time employee living in Rutland was paid £776.30 a week before tax in April 2025 (£42,355 a year). That is 7.7% above the figure for the East Midlands and the 7th highest of 35 in the East Midlands. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £742.20, £34.10 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £550.90, so it has risen 41% before inflation.
An estimated 74.3% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Rutland were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 7.4 points), against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 70.0% to 83.2%.
The ONS estimates that 41,629 people lived in Rutland in mid-2025, up 0.6% on mid-2024. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +8.3% (the East Midlands: +8.6%). That is close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (18th fastest growth). The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 38,438 |
| 2016 | 39,044 |
| 2017 | 39,831 |
| 2018 | 40,053 |
| 2019 | 40,175 |
| 2020 | 40,633 |
| 2021 | 41,342 |
| 2022 | 41,135 |
| 2023 | 40,765 |
| 2024 | 41,382 |
| 2025 | 41,629 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £228,751 |
| July 2017 | £250,362 |
| July 2018 | £260,774 |
| July 2019 | £269,422 |
| July 2020 | £280,623 |
| July 2021 | £299,044 |
| July 2022 | £325,873 |
| July 2023 | £364,421 |
| July 2024 | £322,601 |
| July 2025 | £319,603 |
| July 2026 | £298,916 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £550.90 a week |
| 2016 | £491.00 a week |
| 2017 | £525.40 a week |
| 2018 | £544.90 a week |
| 2019 | £610.00 a week |
| 2020 | £599.50 a week |
| 2021 | £680.70 a week |
| 2022 | £683.90 a week |
| 2023 | £729.00 a week |
| 2024 | £843.60 a week |
| 2025 | £776.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,773.38 |
| 2017-18 | £1,842.05 |
| 2018-19 | £1,935.87 |
| 2019-20 | £2,043.20 |
| 2020-21 | £2,125.24 |
| 2021-22 | £2,194.76 |
| 2022-23 | £2,300.03 |
| 2023-24 | £2,421.58 |
| 2024-25 | £2,543.29 |
| 2025-26 | £2,671.01 |
| 2026-27 | £2,737.58 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 28.2 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 28.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 33.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 41.2 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 40.5 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 36.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 43.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 45.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 42.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 76.3% |
| 2016/17 | 80.4% |
| 2017/18 | 80.5% |
| 2018/19 | 79.1% |
| 2019/20 | 75.8% |
| 2020/21 | 70.0% |
| 2021/22 | 75.9% |
| 2022/23 | 77.1% |
| 2023/24 | 70.7% |
| 2024/25 | 83.2% |
| 2025/26 | 74.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 85.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 85.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 2,095 |
| 2017 | 2,135 |
| 2018 | 2,105 |
| 2019 | 2,165 |
| 2020 | 2,230 |
| 2021 | 2,430 |
| 2022 | 2,210 |
| 2023 | 2,160 |
| 2024 | 2,145 |
| 2025 | 2,155 |
| 2026 | 2,190 |
Questions about Rutland
How much is Band D council tax in Rutland?
£2,737.58 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in Rutland?
84.8 years for women and 81.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Rutland?
42.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average house price in Rutland?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £298,916.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Rutland?
440 in August 2026 (1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average salary in Rutland?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Rutland was £776.30 a week in April 2025 (£42,355 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Rutland?
The ONS estimates 41,629 people lived in Rutland in mid-2025.
Who has power over Rutland
Every body that makes decisions for Rutland, 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
- Rutland council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Rutland 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
- Rutland and Stamford: Alicia Kearns (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: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Bolsover · Boston · Derbyshire Dales · High Peak · Melton · Oadby and Wigston
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