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Housing in LN1 1ND

What the homes in LN1 1ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cathedral & West Common
Council
Lincoln
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,159 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.7%). Flats make up 20.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

LN1 1NDEngland
Detached6.2%22.9%
Semi-detached21.3%31.5%
Terraced51.7%23%
Purpose-built flat15%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34% of households in the LN1 1ND area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 50.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 17% own outright and 17.1% with a mortgage.

LN1 1ND
34%
51%
12%
England
  • Owned34%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.3%1%
  • Private rented50.6%20.5%
  • Social rented12.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LN1 1NDEngland
Owned outright17%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent43%18.2%
Other private rented7.5%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LN1 1NDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (26.1%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

LN1 1NDEngland
Living alone, under 6621.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households26.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lincoln

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lincoln (August 2026, +4.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LincolnEngland
All homes£942£1,459
One bedroom£659£1,195
Two bedrooms£828£1,335
Three bedrooms£991£1,489
Four or more£1,359£2,161
Detached£1,185£1,640
Semi-detached£993£1,449
Terraced£939£1,435
Flat or maisonette£773£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LN1 1ND (Cathedral & West Common) (about 2,159 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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