South Holland: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£282,316

Semi-detached

£191,065

Terraced

£154,118

Flat or maisonette

£94,467

First-time buyers

£196,310

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

  67,494 in 1991 → 99,298 in 2024 (+47.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £140,757 in 2005 → £226,660 in 2026 (+61.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £370 in 2008 → £606 in 2025 (+64.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.5% in 2004 → 85.8% in 2023 (+15.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.2% in 2001 → 3.0% in 2025 (+150.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,283 in 1997 → £21,847 in 2024 (+112.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for South Holland; 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

• Employment rate · Economy & work85.8% (2023) · 14th highest of 348
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 16th lowest of 363
• New homes · Housing16.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 19th highest of 296
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work14.2% (2023) · 43rd lowest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills44.9% (2023) · 345th highest of 348
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing18.9% (2020 to 2024) · 371st lowest of 373
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access20 min (2019) · 313th lowest of 326
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing35.1% (2024/25) · 273rd lowest of 296

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lincolnshire, which includes South Holland.

• 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 South Holland.

• 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