West Lindsey: local statistics
West Lindsey is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 99,716 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 West Lindsey, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A typical home in West Lindsey cost £203,592 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 0.3% on a year before. It ranks as the 28th highest of 35 in the East Midlands (regional average £242,274). The July peak was £208,417 in 2022, and prices are 40% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in West Lindsey (£38,377) gives a ratio of 5.3. That ratio is the lowest ratio of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in West Lindsey is £2,354.25, up £74.48 on 2025-26. That makes it 26th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,582.38, so it has risen 49%.
Life expectancy at birth in West Lindsey is 83.7 years for women and 79.2 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.2 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.4 less. It is the 11th highest for women of 35 in the East Midlands.
The ONS counted 4,195 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in West Lindsey in March 2026, about the same as in 2016. That is 42 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in the East Midlands, 16th of 35.
The claimant count for West Lindsey stood at 1,805 in August 2026, or 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East Midlands was 3.5%. That compares with 2.8% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.8% (October 2025) and 4.2% (August 2021).
The police recorded 61.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in West Lindsey in the year to March 2026 (6,155 offences in all), close to the middle of all 32 council areas in the East Midlands (18th highest rate). The rate was 61.0 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 67.8, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
The ONS estimates that 99,716 people lived in West Lindsey in mid-2025, a change of +0.8% in a year. That is 7,528 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 8.2%, against +8.6% for the East Midlands as a whole. That is mid-table in the East Midlands, 19th of 35. No earlier year in the series was higher.
The median full-time employee living in West Lindsey was paid £732.10 a week before tax in April 2025 (£38,377 a year). That is 1.6% above the figure for the East Midlands and close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (18th highest). Jobs based in West Lindsey paid a median £695.20 a week, £36.90 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £517.70, so it has risen 41% before inflation.
An estimated 77.4% of people aged 16 to 64 living in West Lindsey were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 8.2 points); the figure for the East Midlands was 75.4%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 58.2% to 82.3%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 92,188 |
| 2016 | 92,943 |
| 2017 | 92,919 |
| 2018 | 93,424 |
| 2019 | 93,894 |
| 2020 | 94,278 |
| 2021 | 95,555 |
| 2022 | 96,768 |
| 2023 | 98,072 |
| 2024 | 98,928 |
| 2025 | 99,716 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £145,901 |
| July 2017 | £159,618 |
| July 2018 | £162,039 |
| July 2019 | £156,337 |
| July 2020 | £167,495 |
| July 2021 | £189,681 |
| July 2022 | £208,417 |
| July 2023 | £200,311 |
| July 2024 | £200,402 |
| July 2025 | £202,996 |
| July 2026 | £203,592 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £517.70 a week |
| 2016 | £500.00 a week |
| 2017 | £519.40 a week |
| 2018 | £567.30 a week |
| 2019 | £565.30 a week |
| 2020 | £576.60 a week |
| 2021 | £609.70 a week |
| 2022 | £632.90 a week |
| 2023 | £643.70 a week |
| 2024 | £685.30 a week |
| 2025 | £732.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,582.38 |
| 2017-18 | £1,644.61 |
| 2018-19 | £1,721.51 |
| 2019-20 | £1,815.64 |
| 2020-21 | £1,877.86 |
| 2021-22 | £1,925.78 |
| 2022-23 | £2,011.40 |
| 2023-24 | £2,110.71 |
| 2024-25 | £2,208.59 |
| 2025-26 | £2,279.77 |
| 2026-27 | £2,354.25 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 41.2 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 47.1 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 49.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 61.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 62.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 57.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 62.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 67.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 61.0 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 61.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 74.5% |
| 2016/17 | 70.7% |
| 2017/18 | 71.9% |
| 2018/19 | 78.5% |
| 2019/20 | 75.9% |
| 2020/21 | 71.1% |
| 2021/22 | 76.2% |
| 2022/23 | 82.3% |
| 2023/24 | 58.2% |
| 2024/25 | 71.1% |
| 2025/26 | 77.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.5 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.7 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,195 |
| 2017 | 4,215 |
| 2018 | 4,185 |
| 2019 | 4,190 |
| 2020 | 4,260 |
| 2021 | 4,280 |
| 2022 | 4,290 |
| 2023 | 4,210 |
| 2024 | 4,150 |
| 2025 | 4,140 |
| 2026 | 4,195 |
Questions about West Lindsey
What is the average house price in West Lindsey?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £203,592.
How much is Band D council tax in West Lindsey?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,354.25 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in West Lindsey?
83.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in West Lindsey?
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 West Lindsey?
61.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the population of West Lindsey?
99,716 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average salary in West Lindsey?
Median pay for full-time employees living in West Lindsey was £732.10 a week in April 2025 (£38,377 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over West Lindsey
Every body that makes decisions for West Lindsey, 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
- West Lindsey council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- West Lindsey 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
- Gainsborough: Sir Edward Leigh (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 house price · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Chesterfield · Harborough · High Peak · Lincoln · North East Derbyshire · South Holland
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