South Holland: local statistics
South Holland is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 100,758 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 South Holland, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Average Band D council tax in South Holland is £2,278.20 for 2026-27, up £72.89 on 2025-26. It is the 3rd lowest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,523.77, so it has risen 50%.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in South Holland was £672.80 in April 2025 (£32,336 a year). That is 6.7% below the figure for the East Midlands and the 29th highest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. Jobs based in South Holland paid a median £608.50 a week, £64.30 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £445.40, so it has risen 51% before inflation.
In mid-2025 the population of South Holland was estimated at 100,758, a change of +1.1% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 11.0%, against +8.6% for the East Midlands as a whole. That is the 8th fastest growth of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. No earlier year in the series was higher.
An estimated 81.4% of people aged 16 to 64 living in South Holland were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 7.0 points either way, against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 74.2% and its highest 84.1%.
Homes in South Holland sold for an average of £226,660 in July 2026, up 3.8% on July 2025. It ranks as 23rd of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest (regional average £242,274). The July peak was £231,835 in 2022, and prices are 37% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in South Holland (£32,336) gives a ratio of 7.0. That ratio is the 13th highest ratio of 35 in the East Midlands.
The claimant count for South Holland stood at 1,805 in August 2026, or 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.5% in the East Midlands. A year earlier the rate was 2.9%. Over the last five years it peaked at 4.2% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.6% in February 2023.
In the year to March 2026, 6,007 offences were recorded by police in South Holland: 59.6 per 1,000 people, close to the middle of all 32 council areas in the East Midlands (19th highest rate). The rate was 56.1 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 39.8 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Life expectancy at birth in South Holland is 82.9 years for women and 78.9 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.1 years for women and -0.7 for men. It is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (20th highest for women).
4,540 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in South Holland in March 2026, 1% more than in 2016. That is 45 for every 1,000 residents, the 10th highest of 35 in the East Midlands.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 90,802 |
| 2016 | 91,970 |
| 2017 | 92,587 |
| 2018 | 92,964 |
| 2019 | 93,467 |
| 2020 | 94,029 |
| 2021 | 95,490 |
| 2022 | 97,274 |
| 2023 | 98,533 |
| 2024 | 99,638 |
| 2025 | 100,758 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £165,826 |
| July 2017 | £179,221 |
| July 2018 | £187,651 |
| July 2019 | £187,334 |
| July 2020 | £184,089 |
| July 2021 | £206,549 |
| July 2022 | £231,835 |
| July 2023 | £223,823 |
| July 2024 | £215,387 |
| July 2025 | £218,435 |
| July 2026 | £226,660 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £445.40 a week |
| 2016 | £460.10 a week |
| 2017 | £467.60 a week |
| 2018 | £516.20 a week |
| 2019 | £508.90 a week |
| 2020 | £574.90 a week |
| 2021 | £574.90 a week |
| 2022 | £603.00 a week |
| 2023 | £640.30 a week |
| 2024 | £642.70 a week |
| 2025 | £672.80 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,523.77 |
| 2017-18 | £1,577.83 |
| 2018-19 | £1,655.57 |
| 2019-20 | £1,746.66 |
| 2020-21 | £1,808 |
| 2021-22 | £1,855.51 |
| 2022-23 | £1,940.56 |
| 2023-24 | £2,036.22 |
| 2024-25 | £2,135.40 |
| 2025-26 | £2,205.31 |
| 2026-27 | £2,278.20 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 39.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 41.0 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 44.6 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 62.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 69.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 58.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 61.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 62.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 53.7 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 59.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 75.0% |
| 2016/17 | 76.1% |
| 2017/18 | 74.2% |
| 2018/19 | 79.5% |
| 2019/20 | 78.7% |
| 2020/21 | 76.6% |
| 2021/22 | 75.0% |
| 2022/23 | 84.1% |
| 2023/24 | 81.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78.4% |
| 2025/26 | 81.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,480 |
| 2017 | 4,555 |
| 2018 | 4,465 |
| 2019 | 4,550 |
| 2020 | 4,570 |
| 2021 | 4,465 |
| 2022 | 4,550 |
| 2023 | 4,505 |
| 2024 | 4,425 |
| 2025 | 4,400 |
| 2026 | 4,540 |
Questions about South Holland
How much is Band D council tax in South Holland?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,278.20 for 2026-27.
What is the average salary in South Holland?
£672.80 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of South Holland?
100,758 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in South Holland?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £226,660.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in South Holland?
1,805 in August 2026 (3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the crime rate in South Holland?
Home Office figures show 6,007 offences in the year to March 2026, or 59.6 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is life expectancy in South Holland?
82.9 years for women and 78.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
Who has power over South Holland
Every body that makes decisions for South Holland, 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
- South Holland council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- South Holland 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
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 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
- South Holland and The Deepings: Sir John Hayes (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: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK population · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Blaby · Chesterfield · Harborough · Lincoln · North East Derbyshire · West Lindsey
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