Yorkshire and The Humber · Unitary authority

North East Lincolnshire

2026/27 view

North East Lincolnshire · ONS E06000012

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

34/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Significant pressure

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 47 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover33
Debt burden53
Liquidity16
Debt direction21
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £169.33m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£3.76m 2.3%
Service expenditure £269.57m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£15.40m 6.1%
Unallocated reserves £8.30m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
£0.00 0.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £269.57m
31.5%
2020/21: £204.96m 2021/22: £211.12m 2022/23: £236.46m 2023/24: £254.16m 2024/25: £269.57m
Net revenue expenditure £148.58m
11.6%
2020/21: £133.08m 2021/22: £131.73m 2022/23: £151.99m 2023/24: £151.96m 2024/25: £148.58m
Council Tax requirement £88.79m
24.6%
2020/21: £71.27m 2021/22: £74.93m 2022/23: £78.53m 2023/24: £82.60m 2024/25: £88.79m
Unallocated reserves £8.30m
0.0%
2020/21: £8.30m 2021/22: £8.30m 2022/23: £8.30m 2023/24: £8.30m 2024/25: £8.30m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
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ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads32.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 124 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways2.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 15 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads4.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 40 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways2.0% red
Good 79.0%Amber 19.0%Red 2.0%
B & C roads4.0% red
Good 68.0%Amber 29.0%Red 4.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 3.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 3.0%2021/22: 2.0%2022/23: 2.0%2023/24: 2.0%2024/25: 2.0%2015/16: 6.0%2016/17: 6.0%2017/18: 7.0%2018/19: 6.0%2019/20: 4.0%2020/21: 4.0%2021/22: 3.0%2022/23: 3.0%2023/24: 3.0%2024/25: 4.0%2015/16: 15.0%2016/17: 15.0%2017/18: 17.0%2018/19: 19.0%2019/20: 18.0%2020/21: 20.0%2021/22: 22.0%2022/23: 17.0%2023/24: 32.0%2024/25: 32.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads5.0%75 km network
B, C & unclassified1.6%564 km network
Strengthening3.1%Resurfacing1.9%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for North East Lincolnshire, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
36.9%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.8 percentage points vs 2023/24
56 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste575.4 kgper household+5.2 kg year on year
Waste collected432.8 kgper resident−3.3 kg year on year
Household waste69,216tonnes collected25,553 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

25,553 t recycled, composted or reused 43,663 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

36.9%
2015/16: 30.3%2016/17: 28.9%2017/18: 31.8%2018/19: 35.0%2019/20: 35.1%2020/21: 35.5%2021/22: 38.8%2022/23: 37.9%2023/24: 37.7%2024/25: 36.9%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across North East Lincolnshire.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
74 Open schools
23,159 Pupils
30,531 School places
75.9% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in North East Lincolnshire.

Attainment 8
41.7
Yorkshire and The Humber 44.5
England 46.1
4.4 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
39.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 43.9%
England 45.4%
6.0 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
32.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 38.2%
England 40.5%
8.2 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.42

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

45.1 18/19
45.2 19/20
46.6 20/21
43.8 21/22
41.8 22/23
41.6 23/24
41.7 24/25
Education context

North East Lincolnshire's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both Yorkshire and The Humber and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for North East Lincolnshire, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£165,000
+ 20.4% over five years
Median resident earnings
£35,052
+ 22.6% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in North East Lincolnshire.

£633 / month
+ 5.4% in the last year
July 2026
North East Lincolnshire
£633
+ 5.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
£864
+ 5.0%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber £231 less per month
Compared with England £818 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

North East Lincolnshire
4.71×
Yorkshire and The Humber
5.97×
England
7.64×
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received124this quarter+1 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided119this quarter+25 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
94.1%approved
Overall approval rate112 granted7 refused−0.6 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

97.5%
Rank 49 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.4 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major1090.0%90.0% Minor4395.4%97.7% Other6693.9%98.5%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1412024 Q3: 1222024 Q4: 1202025 Q1: 1292025 Q2: 1462025 Q3: 1112025 Q4: 1232026 Q1: 1242024 Q2: 1432024 Q3: 1052024 Q4: 1162025 Q1: 1202025 Q2: 1132025 Q3: 1412025 Q4: 942026 Q1: 119
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

244%
Required601homes over three years
Delivered1,466homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for North East Lincolnshire, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 18,528 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 115.9 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 4.2% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
North East Lincolnshire Your council
115.9 + 4.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber Region
96.1 − 3.3%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

North East Lincolnshire has a recorded crime rate 20.6% above Yorkshire and The Humber. It is 38.8% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Humberside
Violence 7,028
43.9 per 1,000 − 4.0%
Theft 5,430
34.0 per 1,000 + 21.4%
Public order 1,630
10.2 per 1,000 − 5.0%
Criminal damage 2,218
13.9 per 1,000 − 1.9%
Shoplifting 2,332
14.6 per 1,000 + 45.6%
Vehicle offences 801
5.0 per 1,000 + 22.3%
Burglary 899
5.6 per 1,000 + 4.5%
Drug offences 569
3.6 per 1,000 + 23.4%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for North East Lincolnshire.

74 schools
Open schools 74
Pupils 23,159
School places 30,531
Capacity used 75.9%
Primary 49 schools
13,392 pupils
Other / specialist 11 schools
787 pupils
Secondary 10 schools
8,873 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
Nursery 2 schools
107 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 6
8.1% of open schools
Previous full framework 30
40.5% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 25
33.8% of open schools
No Ofsted record 9
12.2% of open schools
No published outcome 4
5.4% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

6 schools assessed
Achievement 6 assessed
Needs attention 3
Expected standard 2
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 6 assessed
Needs attention 4
Expected standard 2
Curriculum & teaching 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Needs attention 1
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 6 assessed
Expected standard 3
Needs attention 2
Strong standard 1
Leadership & governance 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Needs attention 2
Personal development 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Needs attention 2
Safeguarding 6 assessed
Met 6
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Good 21
Requires improvement 1
Not judged 8
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Bursar Primary Academy URN 138467 · DN35 9HU Primary 293 315 Ungraded inspection
Coomb Briggs Primary Academy URN 149511 · DN40 2DY Primary 153 210 Renewed framework
East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy URN 137811 · DN37 0RX Primary 116 127 Good
Eastfield Primary Academy URN 139981 · DN40 1LD Primary 232 280 Good
Edward Heneage Primary Academy URN 138857 · DN32 9HL Primary 196 322 Ungraded inspection
Elliston Primary Academy URN 141773 · DN35 7HT Primary 341 393 Ungraded inspection
Enfield Academy of New Waltham URN 142269 · DN36 4RB Primary 201 210 Ungraded inspection
Fairfield Academy URN 141631 · DN33 3AE Primary 297 315 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 159,911 2024
Yorkshire and The Humber region 5,672,962
North East Lincolnshire represents 2.82% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+1,954 residents ↑ 1.2%
2019: 157,957 residents2020: 157,313 residents2021: 157,188 residents2022: 157,842 residents2023: 158,663 residents2024: 159,911 residents
North East Lincolnshire +1.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber +3.8%
England +4.3%
Growth context

North East Lincolnshire's population grew over five years. Its change was 2.6 percentage points below the Yorkshire and The Humber and 3.0 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in North East Lincolnshire?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does North East Lincolnshire compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 75.3 years
4.7 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 82.2 years
1.6 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
54.7
6.2 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
54.9
6.4 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
217.6 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
92.6 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
142.5 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
32.2 per 100,000
England 19.4
Worse
Respiratory disease 2025
40.7 per 100,000
England 31.5
Similar
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
18.3 per 100,000
England 10.9
Worse
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
North East Lincolnshire 17.3% England 10.4%
Worse
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
North East Lincolnshire 70.2% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
North East Lincolnshire 62.5% England 64.6%
Worse
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
North East Lincolnshire 624.2 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
32.4%
North East Lincolnshire 32.4% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
39.1%
North East Lincolnshire 39.1% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
47.0%
North East Lincolnshire 47.0% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Similar
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
90.3%
North East Lincolnshire 90.3% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Better
Bowel cancer screening 2025
72.2%
North East Lincolnshire 72.2% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Worse
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
75.0 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Better
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.5%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in North East Lincolnshire?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 25,693 16.1% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +6.8% +1,635 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.2% +49 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
North East Lincolnshire LOCAL AUTHORITY
16.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber REGION
13.6%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
25,702 23,869 22,036
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.3 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.8 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

35.5%
11.7 6.3
2011: 11.35 µg/m³ 2012: 10.77 µg/m³ 2013: 11.74 µg/m³ 2014: 11.67 µg/m³ 2015: 11.08 µg/m³ 2016: 9.07 µg/m³ 2017: 8.32 µg/m³ 2018: 9.24 µg/m³ 2019: 9.20 µg/m³ 2020: 6.29 µg/m³ 2021: 7.43 µg/m³ 2022: 7.06 µg/m³ 2023: 7.30 µg/m³ 2024: 7.32 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 35.5%
5 years ↓ 20.4%
10 years ↓ 37.3%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 6.4 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 3.2 – 24.8 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 6.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 8.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 9.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 9.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 8.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 9.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 9.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 7.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 5.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 3.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 3.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 19.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 10.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 7.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 7.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 7.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 7.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 10.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 24.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 11.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 8.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 6.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 6.4 µg/m³
Immingham Woodlands Avenue Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.5% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£269.57m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£148.58m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£88.79m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£8.30m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,686
Median for councils of the same type £1,777 5.1% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £75.31m · Income £3.53m
£71.78m
Adult social care Gross £82.65m · Income £19.50m
£63.15m
Children's social care Gross £69.33m · Income £6.75m
£62.58m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £28.69m · Income £10.18m
£18.50m
Public health Gross £18.14m · Income £2.38m
£15.75m
Highways and transport Gross £19.26m · Income £5.23m
£14.03m
Central services Gross £51.55m · Income £42.43m
£9.12m
Housing Gross £9.39m · Income £2.12m
£7.26m
Culture and related services Gross £8.47m · Income £2.02m
£6.45m
Planning and development Gross £13.70m · Income £12.81m
£894.0k
Other services Gross £46.0k · Income £0.00
£46.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£88.79m
Retained business rates£54.61m
Revenue Support Grant£11.36m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £8.30m
Closing £8.30m
£0.00 increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£183.45m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£14.12m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£169.33m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£1,059 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £1,059
Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 4.1% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£3.76m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£3.76m +2.3%
Change across the series +£56.66m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased during the quarter, with higher outstanding borrowing contributing to the movement.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£90.95m
Other longer-term borrowing£37.00m
Short-term borrowing£55.50m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£38.29m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
92.03% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£631,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£104.12m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£38.29m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 63.1%
+ £14.81m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£23.48m 2021/22 £26.24m 2022/23 £29.52m 2023/24 £34.50m 2024/25 £38.29m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£38.29m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £9.36m

24.4% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £28.93m

75.6% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 92.03%

England average: 95.60%  ·  3.57 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — North East Lincolnshiremhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — North East Lincolnshiremhclg planning ps21996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — North East Lincolnshiremhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — North East Lincolnshire UAdft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — North East Lincolnshire Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — North East Lincolnshire UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — North East Lincolnshire UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — North East Lincolnshire UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — North East Lincolnshire UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — North East Lincolnshiremhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — North East Lincolnshire UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — North East Lincolnshire UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.