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Housing in LN6 7BX

What the homes in LN6 7BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Boultham & New Boultham
Council
Lincoln
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,606 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.9%). Flats make up 41.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

LN6 7BXEngland
Detached5.7%22.9%
Semi-detached27.2%31.5%
Terraced25.5%23%
Purpose-built flat37.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.5% of households in the LN6 7BX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.

LN6 7BX
32%
30%
36%
England
  • Owned32.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented30.3%20.5%
  • Social rented36.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LN6 7BXEngland
Owned outright16%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council5.6%8.3%
From a housing association30.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LN6 7BXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.9%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

LN6 7BXEngland
Living alone, under 6630.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

LincolnEngland
All homes£942£1,459
One bedroom£659£1,195
Two bedrooms£828£1,335
Three bedrooms£991£1,489
Four or more£1,359£2,161
Detached£1,185£1,640
Semi-detached£993£1,449
Terraced£939£1,435
Flat or maisonette£773£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LN6 7BX (Boultham & New Boultham) (about 2,606 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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