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Housing in LN6 7XL

What the homes in LN6 7XL 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
1,532 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (55.3%). Flats make up 15.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LN6 7XLEngland
Detached8.3%22.9%
Semi-detached20.6%31.5%
Terraced55.3%23%
Purpose-built flat9.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38% of households in the LN6 7XL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 53.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.

LN6 7XL
38%
54%
England
  • Owned38%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3%1%
  • Private rented53.9%20.5%
  • Social rented5.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LN6 7XLEngland
Owned outright20.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent51.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LN6 7XLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

LN6 7XLEngland
Living alone, under 6623%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.3%12.8%
Couple, no children18.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.1%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 7XL (Boultham & New Boultham) (about 1,532 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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