Housing in LN5 7XP
What the homes in LN5 7XP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pelham Bridge & South Common
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,201 (2024)
LN5 7XPLincoln
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (59.4%). Flats make up 18.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
39% of households in the LN5 7XP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 51.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 20% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.
- Owned39%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented51.2%20.5%
- Social rented9.1%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 2.4 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (25.2%). 14.9% 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 LN5 7XP (Pelham Bridge & South Common) (about 2,201 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.