Rutland: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£431,426

Semi-detached

£278,638

Terraced

£229,039

Flat or maisonette

£128,926

First-time buyers

£233,067

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

  33,021 in 1991 → 41,443 in 2024 (+25.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £179,272 in 2005 → £298,916 in 2026 (+66.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £431 in 2008 → £750 in 2025 (+73.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.2% in 2004 → 80.3% in 2023 (+5.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.5% in 2001 → 1.8% in 2025 (+260.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £13,636 in 1997 → £30,310 in 2024 (+122.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Rutland; 33 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

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work7.7% (2024) · 6th highest of 361
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.8% (2025) · 10th lowest of 361
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills14.2% (2024/25) · 5th lowest of 132
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills82.8% (2024/25) · 21st highest of 313

Where it ranks worst

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment20.6 t per person (2024) · 355th lowest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment11,248 kWh (2024/25) · 309th lowest of 347
• Business births · Economy & work8.5% (2024) · 316th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access54% (May 2024) · 271st highest of 318

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)83.2 years · England 80.0 · 3rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.9 years · England 83.8 · 32nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.0 years · England 60.9 · 18th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.8 years · England 61.3 · 23rd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)212.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 2nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)5.0% · England 10.4 · 1st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.0% · England 64.6 · 68th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.8% · England 68.3 · 35th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)50.1 score · England 46.0 · 26th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)1.2% · England 5.8 · 1st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)11.5% · England 19.8 · 21st lowest of 153