North Kesteven

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for North Kesteven. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for North Kesteven, not our estimates.

• 863 births and 1,385 deaths: natural change reduced the population by 522.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 1,561 people.
• International migration (net) reduced the population by 34.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) reduced the figure by 84.
• Altogether the population grew by 921 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in North Kesteven: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for North Kesteven’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in North Kesteven moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price and average private rent rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Conservative (2026) — Conservative 25, Other and independent 13, Labour 2, Reform UK 2, Liberal Democrat 1 of 43 seats.

Since 2016: Conservative (2016–2018); Other parties or independents (2019–2020); Conservative (2021–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How North Kesteven’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

6,598 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 53.5 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 0.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£37,305
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026863people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013107,766people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022118,074people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026107,766people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026118,072people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026107,766people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026118,072people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026118,085people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026107,766people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026118,075people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026107,766people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026118,074people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 4.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20261,515people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262.1%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 3.4% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,338
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,385people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,529kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20259.7%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202610,646kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · down 0.8 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20262.7%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 2.7% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£243,236
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202513.2
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20250%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202514.8%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,561people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026335people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-34people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026369people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-522people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-84people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 1.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025122,468people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 0.0 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20265.7%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 5.7% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£820
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 3.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£765

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for North Kesteven; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for North Kesteven, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,853Year ending March 2021→£2,338Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In North Kesteven, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,853 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,338 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £484 or 26.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,338 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,853 in the year ending March 2021 = £484, which is 26.1% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,337.81 and 1,853.32, and 2,337.81 − 1,853.32 = 484.49.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In North Kesteven, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,853 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,338 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £484 or 26.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £21,6492008→£37,3052025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In North Kesteven, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £21,649 in 2008 to £37,305 in 2025, a change of £15,656 or 72.3%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £37,305 in 2025 − £21,649 in 2008 = £15,656, which is 72.3% of the figure for 2008.

  17 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In North Kesteven, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £21,649 in 2008 to £37,305 in 2025, a change of £15,656 or 72.3%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4412008→£7652025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In North Kesteven, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £441 in 2008 to £765 in 2025, a change of £324 or 73.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £765 in 2025 − £441 in 2008 = £324, which is 73.5% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 765.30 and 441.10, and 765.30 − 441.10 = 324.20.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In North Kesteven, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £441 in 2008 to £765 in 2025, a change of £324 or 73.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 607Year to mid-2012→1,561Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In North Kesteven, net internal migration by local authority rose from 607 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,561 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 954 or 157.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,561 in Year to mid-2025 − 607 in Year to mid-2012 = 954, which is 157.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In North Kesteven, net internal migration by local authority rose from 607 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,561 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 954 or 157.2% (ONS).

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• 274Year to mid-2012→335Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In North Kesteven, international migration into a local authority rose from 274 in Year to mid-2012 to 335 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 61 or 22.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  335 in Year to mid-2025 − 274 in Year to mid-2012 = 61, which is 22.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In North Kesteven, international migration into a local authority rose from 274 in Year to mid-2012 to 335 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 61 or 22.3% (ONS).

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• 378Year to mid-2012→369Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In North Kesteven, international migration out of a local authority fell from 378 in Year to mid-2012 to 369 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 9 or 2.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  369 in Year to mid-2025 − 378 in Year to mid-2012 = −9, which is 2.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In North Kesteven, international migration out of a local authority fell from 378 in Year to mid-2012 to 369 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 9 or 2.4% (ONS).

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• -104Year to mid-2012→-34Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In North Kesteven, net international migration by local authority rose from -104 in Year to mid-2012 to -34 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 70 or 67.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -34 in Year to mid-2025 − -104 in Year to mid-2012 = 70, which is 67.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In North Kesteven, net international migration by local authority rose from -104 in Year to mid-2012 to -34 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 70 or 67.3% (ONS).

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• 1,144Year to mid-2012→863Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In North Kesteven, births by local authority fell from 1,144 in Year to mid-2012 to 863 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 281 or 24.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  863 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,144 in Year to mid-2012 = −281, which is 24.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In North Kesteven, births by local authority fell from 1,144 in Year to mid-2012 to 863 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 281 or 24.6% (ONS).

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• 1,063Year to mid-2012→1,385Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In North Kesteven, deaths by local authority rose from 1,063 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,385 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 322 or 30.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,385 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,063 in Year to mid-2012 = 322, which is 30.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In North Kesteven, deaths by local authority rose from 1,063 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,385 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 322 or 30.3% (ONS).

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• 81Year to mid-2012→-522Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In North Kesteven, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 81 in Year to mid-2012 to -522 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 603 or 744.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -522 in Year to mid-2025 − 81 in Year to mid-2012 = −603, which is 744.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In North Kesteven, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 81 in Year to mid-2012 to -522 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 603 or 744.4% (ONS).

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• 37Year to mid-2012→-84Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In North Kesteven, other population change by local authority fell from 37 in Year to mid-2012 to -84 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 121 or 327.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -84 in Year to mid-2025 − 37 in Year to mid-2012 = −121, which is 327.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In North Kesteven, other population change by local authority fell from 37 in Year to mid-2012 to -84 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 121 or 327.0% (ONS).

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Compare North Kesteven with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• North Kesteven and Birmingham
• North Kesteven and Leeds
• North Kesteven and North Yorkshire
• North Kesteven and Somerset
• North Kesteven and Cornwall
• North Kesteven and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for North Kesteven said then and says now, with the periods named. North Kesteven since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for North Kesteven are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.