North Kesteven: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£308,563

Semi-detached

£205,640

Terraced

£169,884

Flat or maisonette

£117,732

First-time buyers

£203,001

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  80,019 in 1991 → 122,468 in 2024 (+53.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £141,738 in 2005 → £242,834 in 2026 (+71.3%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £337 in 2008 → £620 in 2025 (+83.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.9% in 2004 → 80.8% in 2023 (+5.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.3% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+53.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,957 in 1997 → £23,560 in 2024 (+115.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for North Kesteven; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 8th lowest of 363
• No qualifications · Education & skills2.6% (2023) · 14th lowest of 293
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.0% (2025) · 38th lowest of 361
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.2% (2024) · 41st highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access17 min (2019) · 290th lowest of 326
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.3 t per person (2024) · 293rd lowest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access58% (May 2024) · 248th highest of 318
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access100.4 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 269th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lincolnshire, which includes North Kesteven.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.0 years · England 80.0 · 70th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.4 years · England 83.8 · 81st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.6 years · England 60.9 · 101st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.6 years · England 61.3 · 100th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)318.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 74th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)14.4% · England 10.4 · 135th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)69.1% · England 64.6 · 117th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lincolnshire, which includes North Kesteven.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.4% · England 68.3 · 109th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.7 score · England 46.0 · 119th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.4% · England 5.8 · 139th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)22.0% · England 19.8 · 101st lowest of 153