Housing in LN1 3PS
What the homes in LN1 3PS 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
- 2,147 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.1%). Flats make up 19.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.9% of households in the LN1 3PS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.8% own outright and 24.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented27%20.5%
- Social rented14.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19.5%). 22.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LN1 3PS (Cathedral & West Common) (about 2,147 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.