Melton in figures

A profile of Melton from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Melton was 54,694 in 2025, up 1.4% from 2024.

Population54,6942025Up 1.4% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over24.4%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share6.3%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June9352025Compared with 822 in 2024
50K51K52K53K54K55K201120142017202020252011: 50,495 persons2012: 50,814 persons2013: 50,891 persons2014: 50,990 persons2015: 51,013 persons2016: 51,146 persons2017: 51,113 persons2018: 51,331 persons2019: 51,470 persons2020: 51,583 persons2021: 51,756 persons2022: 52,406 persons2023: 53,221 persons2024: 53,922 persons2025: 54,694 persons50K52K54K56K20112016202120252011: 50,495 persons2012: 50,814 persons2013: 50,891 persons2014: 50,990 persons2015: 51,013 persons2016: 51,146 persons2017: 51,113 persons2018: 51,331 persons2019: 51,470 persons2020: 51,583 persons2021: 51,756 persons2022: 52,406 persons2023: 53,221 persons2024: 53,922 persons2025: 54,694 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Melton (pounds sterling) was £1.73 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 7.9% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£1.73 billion2024, provisionalUp 7.9% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£32,0742024, provisionalUp 6.3% from 2023
5007501,0001,2501,5001,75020002004200820122016202020242000: 731 GBP million2001: 745 GBP million2002: 782 GBP million2003: 803 GBP million2004: 819 GBP million2005: 825 GBP million2006: 893 GBP million2007: 940 GBP million2008: 980 GBP million2009: 983 GBP million2010: 1,027 GBP million2011: 1,038 GBP million2012: 1,076 GBP million2013: 1,074 GBP million2014: 1,107 GBP million2015: 1,226 GBP million2016: 1,272 GBP million2017: 1,297 GBP million2018: 1,370 GBP million2019: 1,438 GBP million2020: 1,332 GBP million2021: 1,474 GBP million2022: 1,590 GBP million2023: 1,607 GBP million2024: 1,734 GBP million5001,0001,5002,0002000200920242000: 731 GBP million2001: 745 GBP million2002: 782 GBP million2003: 803 GBP million2004: 819 GBP million2005: 825 GBP million2006: 893 GBP million2007: 940 GBP million2008: 980 GBP million2009: 983 GBP million2010: 1,027 GBP million2011: 1,038 GBP million2012: 1,076 GBP million2013: 1,074 GBP million2014: 1,107 GBP million2015: 1,226 GBP million2016: 1,272 GBP million2017: 1,297 GBP million2018: 1,370 GBP million2019: 1,438 GBP million2020: 1,332 GBP million2021: 1,474 GBP million2022: 1,590 GBP million2023: 1,607 GBP million2024: 1,734 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Melton (pounds sterling) was £282,521 (provisional) in July 2026, up 1.5% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£282,521July 2026, provisionalUp 1.5% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly1.5%July 2026, provisionalDown 4.7 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£806August 2026, provisionalUp 7% from August 2025
240K250K260K270K280K290K300K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 247,000 GBP2021-08: 253,755 GBP2021-09: 252,638 GBP2021-10: 260,151 GBP2021-11: 257,867 GBP2021-12: 258,078 GBP2022-01: 257,742 GBP2022-02: 255,918 GBP2022-03: 253,116 GBP2022-04: 253,250 GBP2022-05: 257,914 GBP2022-06: 262,260 GBP2022-07: 269,351 GBP2022-08: 277,939 GBP2022-09: 281,976 GBP2022-10: 281,596 GBP2022-11: 282,184 GBP2022-12: 278,584 GBP2023-01: 277,710 GBP2023-02: 271,876 GBP2023-03: 272,588 GBP2023-04: 272,001 GBP2023-05: 270,991 GBP2023-06: 265,229 GBP2023-07: 262,542 GBP2023-08: 265,952 GBP2023-09: 276,716 GBP2023-10: 279,024 GBP2023-11: 279,094 GBP2023-12: 270,285 GBP2024-01: 265,571 GBP2024-02: 257,347 GBP2024-03: 255,831 GBP2024-04: 255,168 GBP2024-05: 261,038 GBP2024-06: 259,828 GBP2024-07: 261,938 GBP2024-08: 260,527 GBP2024-09: 263,826 GBP2024-10: 265,376 GBP2024-11: 269,514 GBP2024-12: 273,990 GBP2025-01: 287,889 GBP2025-02: 291,730 GBP2025-03: 295,443 GBP2025-04: 286,289 GBP2025-05: 285,822 GBP2025-06: 277,770 GBP2025-07: 278,284 GBP2025-08: 275,148 GBP2025-09: 286,175 GBP2025-10: 291,081 GBP2025-11: 293,442 GBP2025-12: 292,018 GBP2026-01: 288,123 GBP2026-02: 293,945 GBP2026-03: 292,907 GBP2026-04: 295,547 GBP2026-05: 288,096 GBP2026-06: 283,575 GBP2026-07: 282,521 GBP240K260K280K300K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 247,000 GBP2021-08: 253,755 GBP2021-09: 252,638 GBP2021-10: 260,151 GBP2021-11: 257,867 GBP2021-12: 258,078 GBP2022-01: 257,742 GBP2022-02: 255,918 GBP2022-03: 253,116 GBP2022-04: 253,250 GBP2022-05: 257,914 GBP2022-06: 262,260 GBP2022-07: 269,351 GBP2022-08: 277,939 GBP2022-09: 281,976 GBP2022-10: 281,596 GBP2022-11: 282,184 GBP2022-12: 278,584 GBP2023-01: 277,710 GBP2023-02: 271,876 GBP2023-03: 272,588 GBP2023-04: 272,001 GBP2023-05: 270,991 GBP2023-06: 265,229 GBP2023-07: 262,542 GBP2023-08: 265,952 GBP2023-09: 276,716 GBP2023-10: 279,024 GBP2023-11: 279,094 GBP2023-12: 270,285 GBP2024-01: 265,571 GBP2024-02: 257,347 GBP2024-03: 255,831 GBP2024-04: 255,168 GBP2024-05: 261,038 GBP2024-06: 259,828 GBP2024-07: 261,938 GBP2024-08: 260,527 GBP2024-09: 263,826 GBP2024-10: 265,376 GBP2024-11: 269,514 GBP2024-12: 273,990 GBP2025-01: 287,889 GBP2025-02: 291,730 GBP2025-03: 295,443 GBP2025-04: 286,289 GBP2025-05: 285,822 GBP2025-06: 277,770 GBP2025-07: 278,284 GBP2025-08: 275,148 GBP2025-09: 286,175 GBP2025-10: 291,081 GBP2025-11: 293,442 GBP2025-12: 292,018 GBP2026-01: 288,123 GBP2026-02: 293,945 GBP2026-03: 292,907 GBP2026-04: 295,547 GBP2026-05: 288,096 GBP2026-06: 283,575 GBP2026-07: 282,521 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Melton were 2,350 in 2024, up 0.6% from 2023.

Active enterprises2,3502024Up 0.6% from 2023
Enterprise births2002024Down 14.9% from 2023
2,2802,3002,3202,3402,3602019202020212022202320242019: 2,330 count2020: 2,285 count2021: 2,300 count2022: 2,340 count2023: 2,335 count2024: 2,350 count2,2802,3002,3202,3402,3602019202120242019: 2,330 count2020: 2,285 count2021: 2,300 count2022: 2,340 count2023: 2,335 count2024: 2,350 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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