Postcode sector · Lincoln

LN5 5 area guide

Who lives in LN5 5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Lincoln
Region: East Midlands
Population: 5,333 (2024)

LN5 5Postcode sector · Lincoln

At a glance

What LN5 5 is like

The LN5 5 postcode sector in Lincoln covers 67 live postcodes and is home to about 5,333 people in 1,239 households. 25% of households own their home, 55.4% rent privately and 18.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 15–19, and 23.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How LN5 5 compares

Headline figures for LN5 5, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 36.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 51 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£47,987

Average annual income before tax, higher than 36% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LN5 5 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
55.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
65.1% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
43.9% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.

Questions

LN5 5 FAQs

Is LN5 5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 36.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is LN5 5 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around LN5 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in LN5 5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 15–19, at 33.7% of residents. 25% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (40%).

Which council covers LN5 5?

The local authority for LN5 5 is Lincoln.

LN5 5 comes under Lincoln in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LN5 5?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 51 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Lincoln Central Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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