Issues and SWOT

strength

Make use of the reopened heritage buildings

Horizon Youth Zone is open in restored Grimsby buildings.

Facilities need to remain accessible to young people across the borough.

Evidence

strength

Make room for homes people can afford

Average private rent is £643 a month (August 2026) in North East Lincolnshire council area. This is £816 lower than the England average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 8.5% in Humberston and New Waltham to 45.8% in West Marsh — a gap of 37.3 percentage points.

Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.

weakness

Keep existing traders visible during redevelopment

Freshney Place works required the old market to move to temporary premises.

Regeneration can disrupt established businesses before new facilities open.

Evidence

weakness

Bring support closer to people in poor health

6.5% of people reported bad or very bad health in North East Lincolnshire council area (21 March 2021). Across England, the figure was 5.2%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.7% in Wolds to 9.9% in East Marsh — a gap of 5.2 percentage points.

This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.

opportunity

Make Cleethorpes public spaces useful year-round

Pier Gardens and Market Place are being redesigned for wider public use.

Play, seating, markets and safe access should serve residents as well as visitors.

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opportunity

Plan homes and care around an older population

20.9% of people in North East Lincolnshire council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 12.3% in East Marsh to 35% in Haverstoe — a gap of 22.7 percentage points.

Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.

opportunity

Connect local skills to local opportunities

21.6% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in North East Lincolnshire council area. Across England, the figure was 33.9%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 16.5% in Wolds to 34.2% in East Marsh — a gap of 17.7 percentage points.

Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.

opportunity

Target safety work where problems repeat

Mapped police records are available for neighbourhoods in North East Lincolnshire council area.

Published locations are approximate and some crimes are not mapped. Counts show recorded incidents, not the chance of an individual becoming a victim.

opportunity

Turn published plans into visible progress

4 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.

A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.

opportunity

Target support where disadvantages overlap

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 11.9% in Wolds to 37.5% in East Marsh — a gap of 25.5 percentage points.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

threat

Test the leisure scheme’s continuing financial assumptions

The Freshney scheme combines government funding and additional borrowing, with repayment linked to income.

Forecast income must be checked against actual lettings and receipts.

Evidence