West Lindsey: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£279,848

Semi-detached

£178,923

Terraced

£141,189

Flat or maisonette

£87,023

First-time buyers

£172,033

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

  76,500 in 1991 → 99,208 in 2024 (+29.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £129,869 in 2005 → £203,592 in 2026 (+56.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £339 in 2008 → £613 in 2025 (+81.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.2% in 2004 → 61.7% in 2023 (−15.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.5% in 2001 → 2.9% in 2025 (+16.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,443 in 1997 → £23,629 in 2024 (+126.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for West Lindsey; 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

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 37th highest of 363
• New homes · Housing12.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 59th highest of 296
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work61.0% (2021) · 80th highest of 374
• Housing affordability · Housing6.0× earnings (April 2025) · 68th lowest of 316

Where it ranks worst

• Employment rate · Economy & work61.7% (2023) · 346th highest of 348
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills47.8% (2023) · 341st highest of 348
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access68.1% (January 2026) · 334th highest of 361
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing15.0% (2020 to 2024) · 336th lowest of 373

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lincolnshire, which includes West Lindsey.

• 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 West Lindsey.

• 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