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Housing in LN5 9GT

What the homes in LN5 9GT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham
Council
North Kesteven
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,536 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.5%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LN5 9GTEngland
Detached53.5%22.9%
Semi-detached35.6%31.5%
Terraced3.3%23%
Purpose-built flat0.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.2% of households in the LN5 9GT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.9% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.

LN5 9GT
70%
16%
England
  • Owned70.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.4%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented8.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LN5 9GTEngland
Owned outright34.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association5.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LN5 9GTEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.7%). 25.1% of households include dependent children.

LN5 9GTEngland
Living alone, under 6614.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.1%12.8%
Couple, no children24.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in North Kesteven

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Kesteven (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

North KestevenEngland
All homes£824£1,459
One bedroom£580£1,195
Two bedrooms£758£1,335
Three bedrooms£922£1,489
Four or more£1,308£2,161
Detached£1,073£1,640
Semi-detached£838£1,449
Terraced£809£1,435
Flat or maisonette£691£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LN5 9GT (Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham) (about 1,536 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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