South Kesteven: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£374,325

Semi-detached

£241,304

Terraced

£194,223

Flat or maisonette

£112,964

First-time buyers

£215,094

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

  109,524 in 1991 → 147,151 in 2024 (+34.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £146,873 in 2005 → £260,359 in 2026 (+77.3%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £383 in 2008 → £586 in 2025 (+53.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.8% in 2004 → 66.2% in 2023 (−13.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.4% in 2001 → 2.8% in 2025 (+100.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,549 in 1997 → £26,860 in 2024 (+154.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for South 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

• Business births · Economy & work12.0% (2024) · 80th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 79th highest of 361
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills78.2% (2024/25) · 73rd highest of 313
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 89th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills50.5% (2023) · 334th highest of 348
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access43% (May 2024) · 306th highest of 318
• Employment rate · Economy & work66.2% (2023) · 331st highest of 348
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work39.9% (2021) · 356th highest of 374

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