Socio-economic statistics for Dunston, Lincolnshire

Is Dunston in North Kesteven a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Dunston older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Dunston and North Kesteven? What is the claimant count in Dunston and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

How many residents own or rent their home in Dunston and North Kesteven

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Dunston either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 73.61 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 26.39 of Dunston residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Metheringham	73.61%	26.39%
North Kesteven	72.78%	27.22%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Dunston has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area.

Dunston compared to other wards in North Kesteven

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	North Hykeham Forum	90.45%	9.55%
2	Waddington West	82.11%	17.89%
3	Leasingham and Rauceby	81.15%	18.85%
4	North Hykeham Moor	81.01%	18.99%
5	Heighington and Washingborough	80.15%	19.85%
6	Eagle, Swinderby and Witham St Hughs	78.69%	21.31%
7	Skellingthorpe	78.02%	21.98%
8	Cliff Villages	77.3%	22.7%
9	Bassingham and Brant Broughton	77.11%	22.89%
10	North Hykeham Witham	76.88%	23.12%
11	Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham	76.34%	23.66%
12	Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme	75.75%	24.25%
13	North Hykeham Memorial	75.66%	24.34%
14	Heckington Rural	74.74%	25.26%
15	Ruskington	73.67%	26.33%
16	Metheringham	73.61%	26.39%
17	Branston (North Kesteven)	73.05%	26.95%
18	North Hykeham Mill	70.78%	29.22%
19	Osbournby	69.2%	30.8%
20	Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	69.02%	30.98%
21	Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East	68.22%	31.78%
22	Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell	60.45%	39.55%
23	Sleaford Holdingham	59.65%	40.35%
24	Sleaford Westholme	58.35%	41.65%
25	Sleaford Castle	57.93%	42.07%
26	Sleaford Navigation	54.25%	45.75%

Dunston is ranked 16 out of 26 wards in North Kesteven for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Dunston Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Metheringham.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Dunston Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Dunston residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Dunston to the national average for England.

Level	Metheringham	England
No Qualifications	17.1%	18.08%
Level 1	9.31%	9.69%
Level 2	15.88%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.64%	5.32%
Level 3	18.56%	16.92%
Level 4	30.06%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Dunston Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of North Kesteven.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
North Kesteven	2%	-0.1%
East Midlands	3.4%	-0.2%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Dunston on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Dunston.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	54.31%
In Part-Time Work	26.56%
Unemployed	3.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

73.44% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Dunston

Dunston Health Statistics

Metheringham has a lower proportion of residents (very_good_pc-$ward_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Metheringham	44.46%	36.06%	14.15%	4.19%	1.14%
North Kesteven	46.28%	35.42%	13.44%	3.82%	1.03%
East Midlands	46.25%	34.83%	13.58%	4.16%	1.19%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in North Kesteven changed since 2011?

North Kesteven residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.6% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	45.99%	35.11%	13.86%	3.9%	1.14%
2021	46.28%	35.42%	13.44%	3.82%	1.03%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Dunston & North Kesteven Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Dunston in the North Kesteven local area district.

Dunston has a lower rate of immigrants than North Kesteven, the East Midlands region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Metheringham	95.72%	4.28%
North Kesteven	93.87%	6.13%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Dunston compared to other wards in North Kesteven

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Sleaford Castle	89.08%	10.92%
2	Sleaford Westholme	89.97%	10.03%
3	Sleaford Navigation	90.38%	9.62%
4	Sleaford Holdingham	90.84%	9.16%
5	North Hykeham Mill	91.93%	8.07%
6	North Hykeham Memorial	92.62%	7.38%
7	Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East	93.01%	6.99%
8	Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham	93.04%	6.96%
9	Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme	93.44%	6.56%
10	Eagle, Swinderby and Witham St Hughs	93.62%	6.38%
11	Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell	93.78%	6.22%
12	North Hykeham Moor	93.79%	6.21%
13	Leasingham and Rauceby	93.85%	6.15%
14	Waddington West	94.52%	5.48%
15	Heighington and Washingborough	94.71%	5.29%
16	Osbournby	94.75%	5.25%
17	Ruskington	94.85%	5.15%
18	Branston	94.95%	5.05%
19	Cliff Villages	95.01%	4.99%
20	Heckington Rural	95.19%	4.81%
21	North Hykeham Witham	95.6%	4.4%
22	Bassingham and Brant Broughton	95.68%	4.32%
23	Skellingthorpe	95.7%	4.3%
24	Metheringham	95.72%	4.28%
25	Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	95.88%	4.12%
26	North Hykeham Forum	96.19%	3.81%

';Dunston is ranked 24 out of 26 wards in North Kesteven for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Dunston?

The largest employment sector in Dunston is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	17.35%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.52%
Skilled Trades	13.48%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	12.05%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.05%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	9.93%
Elementary Occupations	8.9%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	7.66%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Dunston and North Kesteven?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in North Kesteven including Dunston. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell	6034
Bassingham and Brant Broughton	5191
Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	5286
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East	10398
Branston	5299
Cliff Villages	5548
Eagle, Swinderby and Witham St Hughs	7010
Heckington Rural	5649
Heighington and Washingborough	7210
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme	2490
Leasingham and Rauceby	2050
Metheringham	5547
North Hykeham Forum	1916
North Hykeham Memorial	3477
North Hykeham Mill	6368
North Hykeham Moor	2620
North Hykeham Witham	2207
Osbournby	2484
Ruskington	5606
Skellingthorpe	3480
Sleaford Castle	2769
Sleaford Holdingham	3673
Sleaford Navigation	2557
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham	7791
Sleaford Westholme	3014
Waddington West	2475
North Kesteven Total	118149

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

Top 20 most depressing towns in Britain 2024