Housing in LN12 2LY
What the homes in LN12 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton-on-Sea
- Council
- East Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,986 (2024)
LN12 2LYMablethorpe
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (59.7%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
71.4% of households in the LN12 2LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 58.1% own outright and 13.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented7.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 36.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (26%). 8.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in East Lindsey
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Lindsey (August 2026, +6.9% 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 LN12 2LY (Sutton-on-Sea) (about 1,986 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.