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Lincoln

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Population
103,796
Households
42,426
Crimes · Jul '26
1,438
42,426
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
1,438
Crimes · Jul '26
£185,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,299 sales
£942
Average rent, August 2026
2,514
Postcodes
42,426
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
1,438
Crimes · Jul '26
£185,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,299 sales
£942
Average rent, August 2026
2,514
Postcodes

Sold prices in Lincoln

England & Wales
Property sales · Lincoln
HM Land Registry · Lincoln
Average price
£216,490
Median price: £185,000
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,299 sales
+4.5% · last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 31 sales · avg £236,903
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£239k£207k£174k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Lincoln

England & Wales
Crime trends · Lincoln

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearAug '24 – Jul '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
463
YoY stable
4652354
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
ASB
315
YoY stable
3251630
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Vehicle Crime
49
YoY +227%
49250
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Burglary
28
YoY +27%
39200
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Criminal damage
103
YoY stable
103520
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Robbery
23
YoY +77%
23120
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Other Theft
61
YoY +45%
69350
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Public Order
102
YoY -11%
114570
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · robbery up sharply · vehicle crime rising

1,438
incidents · Jul '26

Demographics in Lincoln

Ethnicity

Total residents: 103,776
White Brit.82.8%
Other White8.5%
Other Asian1.1%
African1.1%
+ other · 6.6%

Religion

Total residents: 103,811
No religion47.1%
Christian42.3%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 103,796
35–4917.3%
50–6416.4%
25–3415.0%
20–2413.1%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%

Households

Total households: 42,426
Other21.8%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.4%
+ 7 other households · 38.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lincoln

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 4.16 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.16 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Lincoln

High flood risk in part of this area

4 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Lincoln

Lincoln Central is a 9-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 694 m

  • Lincoln Central

    Rail

    694 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Lincoln

44 mapped places in this local authority

17 Universities · 16 GPs · 6 Libraries · 44 in all

  • Universities17
  • GPs16
  • Libraries6
  • Museums3
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Lincoln

Average rent, August 2026

£942/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£659
1 bed
£828
2 bed
£991
3 bed
£1,359
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Lincolnshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Lincoln is the district council. School applications go through Lincolnshire.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Lincolnshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of Lincoln

Coordinates53.2260, -0.5504
Postcodes
2,514
Population (Census)
103,796
Households (Census)
42,426
Recorded crime · Jul '26
1,438

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