West Lindsey

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for West Lindsey. 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 West Lindsey, not our estimates.

• 712 births and 1,158 deaths: natural change reduced the population by 446.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 1,318 people.
• International migration (net) reduced the population by 72.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) reduced the figure by 12.
• Altogether the population grew by 788 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 West Lindsey: 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 West Lindsey’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 West Lindsey 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 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

Liberal Democrat minority administration (2026) — Liberal Democrat 16, Conservative 13, Other and independent 6, Reform UK 1 of 36 seats.

Since 2016: Conservative (2016–2019); Conservative (largest party, no overall majority) (2020–2022); Liberal Democrat (2023–2024); Liberal Democrat minority administration (2025–2026)

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 West Lindsey’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

8,246 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 82.7 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 10.0% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£38,377
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026712people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 201389,250people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 202295,152people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202689,250people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,153people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202689,250people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,153people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,138people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202689,250people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,156people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202689,250people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,152people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 9.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20261,765people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.3 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263.1%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 3.3% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,354
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,158people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,535kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202514.1%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202611,111kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 10.1 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20268.9%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 8.9% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£210,732
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202521.5
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202511.3%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202520.1%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,318people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026316people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-72people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026388people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-446people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-12people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 1.0% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 202599,208people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 1.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 202610.9%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 10.9% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£744
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 6.8% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£732

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for West Lindsey; 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 West Lindsey, 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.

• £1,878Year ending March 2021→£2,354Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In West Lindsey, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,878 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,354 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £476 or 25.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,354 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,878 in the year ending March 2021 = £476, which is 25.4% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,354.25 and 1,877.86, and 2,354.25 − 1,877.86 = 476.39.

  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 West Lindsey, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,878 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,354 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £476 or 25.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £21,9542008→£38,3772025

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

  In West Lindsey, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £21,954 in 2008 to £38,377 in 2025, a change of £16,423 or 74.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £38,377 in 2025 − £21,954 in 2008 = £16,423, which is 74.8% of the figure for 2008.

  16 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 West Lindsey, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £21,954 in 2008 to £38,377 in 2025, a change of £16,423 or 74.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4082008→£7322025

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

  In West Lindsey, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £408 in 2008 to £732 in 2025, a change of £325 or 79.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £732 in 2025 − £408 in 2008 = £325, which is 79.6% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 732.10 and 407.60, and 732.10 − 407.60 = 324.50.

  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 West Lindsey, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £408 in 2008 to £732 in 2025, a change of £325 or 79.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 635Year to mid-2012→1,318Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In West Lindsey, net internal migration by local authority rose from 635 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,318 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 683 or 107.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,318 in Year to mid-2025 − 635 in Year to mid-2012 = 683, which is 107.6% 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 West Lindsey, net internal migration by local authority rose from 635 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,318 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 683 or 107.6% (ONS).

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• 163Year to mid-2012→316Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In West Lindsey, international migration into a local authority rose from 163 in Year to mid-2012 to 316 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 153 or 93.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  316 in Year to mid-2025 − 163 in Year to mid-2012 = 153, which is 93.9% 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 West Lindsey, international migration into a local authority rose from 163 in Year to mid-2012 to 316 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 153 or 93.9% (ONS).

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• 177Year to mid-2012→388Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In West Lindsey, international migration out of a local authority rose from 177 in Year to mid-2012 to 388 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 211 or 119.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  388 in Year to mid-2025 − 177 in Year to mid-2012 = 211, which is 119.2% 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 West Lindsey, international migration out of a local authority rose from 177 in Year to mid-2012 to 388 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 211 or 119.2% (ONS).

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• -14Year to mid-2012→-72Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In West Lindsey, net international migration by local authority fell from -14 in Year to mid-2012 to -72 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 58 or 414.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -72 in Year to mid-2025 − -14 in Year to mid-2012 = −58, which is 414.3% 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 West Lindsey, net international migration by local authority fell from -14 in Year to mid-2012 to -72 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 58 or 414.3% (ONS).

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• 912Year to mid-2012→712Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In West Lindsey, births by local authority fell from 912 in Year to mid-2012 to 712 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 200 or 21.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  712 in Year to mid-2025 − 912 in Year to mid-2012 = −200, which is 21.9% 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 West Lindsey, births by local authority fell from 912 in Year to mid-2012 to 712 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 200 or 21.9% (ONS).

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• 900Year to mid-2012→1,158Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In West Lindsey, deaths by local authority rose from 900 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,158 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 258 or 28.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,158 in Year to mid-2025 − 900 in Year to mid-2012 = 258, which is 28.7% 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 West Lindsey, deaths by local authority rose from 900 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,158 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 258 or 28.7% (ONS).

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• 12Year to mid-2012→-446Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In West Lindsey, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 12 in Year to mid-2012 to -446 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 458 or 3816.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -446 in Year to mid-2025 − 12 in Year to mid-2012 = −458, which is 3816.7% 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 West Lindsey, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 12 in Year to mid-2012 to -446 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 458 or 3816.7% (ONS).

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• -107Year to mid-2012→-12Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In West Lindsey, other population change by local authority rose from -107 in Year to mid-2012 to -12 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 95 or 88.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -12 in Year to mid-2025 − -107 in Year to mid-2012 = 95, which is 88.8% 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 West Lindsey, other population change by local authority rose from -107 in Year to mid-2012 to -12 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 95 or 88.8% (ONS).

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Compare West Lindsey with another place

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

• West Lindsey and Birmingham
• West Lindsey and Leeds
• West Lindsey and North Yorkshire
• West Lindsey and Somerset
• West Lindsey and Cornwall
• West Lindsey 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 West Lindsey said then and says now, with the periods named. West Lindsey 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 West Lindsey 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.