South Kesteven: local statistics
South Kesteven is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 148,069 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 Kesteven, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in South Kesteven is £2,260.00, 3.3% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the lowest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,507.43, so it has risen 50%.
In the year to March 2026, 7,782 offences were recorded by police in South Kesteven: 52.6 per 1,000 people, the 27th highest rate of all 32 council areas in the East Midlands. The rate was 55.0 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 67.7, in the year to March 2020. Fraud is not included.
The ONS counted 6,915 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in South Kesteven in March 2026, 3% more than in 2016. There are 47 per 1,000 residents, 7th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest.
The average house price in South Kesteven was £260,359 in July 2026, a rise of 3.1% in twelve months. It ranks as the 11th highest of 35 in the East Midlands; the average for the East Midlands was £242,274. Prices are 43% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 7.5 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in South Kesteven. That ratio is 6th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest ratio.
148,069 people lived in South Kesteven in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of +0.7% in a year. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +6.6%; the East Midlands grew by 8.6% over the same years. That is the 24th fastest growth of 35 in the East Midlands. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Full-time employees living in South Kesteven earned a median £706.20 a week in April 2025, or £34,922 over a year. It is 24th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest, and 2.0% less than across the East Midlands. Jobs based in South Kesteven paid a median £672.90 a week, £33.30 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £475.30, so it has risen 49% before inflation.
In 2022 to 2024, women in South Kesteven had a life expectancy at birth of 83.5 years; for men it was 80.3, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.4 years for women and +0.3 for men. It is the 14th highest for women of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
2.8% of South Kesteven residents aged 16 to 64 (2,415 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 3.5% in the East Midlands. The rate was the same a year earlier. The five-year high was 3.8% (August 2021); the low was 2.6% (June 2024).
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 77.3% of South Kesteven residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 6.1 points either way, against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 67.3% and its highest 83.0%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 138,915 |
| 2016 | 140,409 |
| 2017 | 141,116 |
| 2018 | 141,616 |
| 2019 | 142,212 |
| 2020 | 142,869 |
| 2021 | 143,751 |
| 2022 | 144,295 |
| 2023 | 146,145 |
| 2024 | 147,049 |
| 2025 | 148,069 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £182,190 |
| July 2017 | £193,734 |
| July 2018 | £203,991 |
| July 2019 | £204,356 |
| July 2020 | £206,835 |
| July 2021 | £224,747 |
| July 2022 | £252,492 |
| July 2023 | £252,042 |
| July 2024 | £250,774 |
| July 2025 | £252,638 |
| July 2026 | £260,359 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £475.30 a week |
| 2016 | £477.90 a week |
| 2017 | £501.90 a week |
| 2018 | £529.60 a week |
| 2019 | £536.10 a week |
| 2020 | £536.50 a week |
| 2021 | £583.10 a week |
| 2022 | £636.30 a week |
| 2023 | £660.20 a week |
| 2024 | £689.10 a week |
| 2025 | £706.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,507.43 |
| 2017-18 | £1,561.70 |
| 2018-19 | £1,637.73 |
| 2019-20 | £1,728.85 |
| 2020-21 | £1,790.86 |
| 2021-22 | £1,837.48 |
| 2022-23 | £1,921.83 |
| 2023-24 | £2,015.47 |
| 2024-25 | £2,115.01 |
| 2025-26 | £2,186.95 |
| 2026-27 | £2,260 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 41.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 40.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 45.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 57.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 67.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 50.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 58.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 61.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 55.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 55.0 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 52.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 76.3% |
| 2016/17 | 80.2% |
| 2017/18 | 83.0% |
| 2018/19 | 78.9% |
| 2019/20 | 76.4% |
| 2020/21 | 71.9% |
| 2021/22 | 76.2% |
| 2022/23 | 72.4% |
| 2023/24 | 67.3% |
| 2024/25 | 71.2% |
| 2025/26 | 77.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.8 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.6 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.9 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.7 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.5 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,740 |
| 2017 | 6,870 |
| 2018 | 6,785 |
| 2019 | 6,875 |
| 2020 | 6,900 |
| 2021 | 6,935 |
| 2022 | 7,180 |
| 2023 | 7,165 |
| 2024 | 6,840 |
| 2025 | 7,045 |
| 2026 | 6,915 |
Questions about South Kesteven
How much is Band D council tax in South Kesteven?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,260.00 for 2026-27.
What is the crime rate in South Kesteven?
52.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average house price in South Kesteven?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £260,359.
What is the population of South Kesteven?
The ONS estimates 148,069 people lived in South Kesteven in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in South Kesteven?
Median pay for full-time employees living in South Kesteven was £706.20 a week in April 2025 (£34,922 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is life expectancy in South Kesteven?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.3 years for men and 83.5 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in South Kesteven?
2,415 in August 2026 (2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over South Kesteven
Every body that makes decisions for South 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
- South Kesteven council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- South 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
- 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
- Grantham and Bourne: Gareth Davies (Conservative) MP
- Rutland and Stamford: Alicia Kearns (Conservative) MP
- 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: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK average house price · UK population
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Amber Valley · Ashfield · Bassetlaw · East Lindsey · Newark and Sherwood · Rushcliffe
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