Lincoln

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• Today: 11° / 7° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

• 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

738 reported · August 2026▲ 32% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences207
• Anti-social behaviour174
• Shoplifting114
• Public order84

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

168 reported road collisions (2025)

24 killed or seriously injured · 193 casualties · 16.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 444 rated 4–5 ★ (418 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Lincoln (1.1 km)
• 34 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£182,294 average▲ 0.3% YoY

Across Lincoln · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£942 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY

• 1 bed £659
• 2 bed £828
• 3 bed £991

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

5.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (5.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,240 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (6.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (6.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

64 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Valentine Retail Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches26
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Lincoln’s Remembrance Service to take place on Armistice Day· 21 Oct 2026
• Frightful fun this half-term with Halloween activities in Lincoln’s parks· 20 Oct 2026
• Council renews order to help keep Lincoln’s city centre car parks safe· 19 Oct 2026
• Changes to traffic management to help reduce congestion around Charterholme works· 15 Oct 2026
• Time Team comes to Lincoln to uncover more of South Common’s history· 30 Sept 2026

Source: Lincoln Council

103,811 residents in Lincoln · 2,909/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 69%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,230
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,261
• Net moves−2,031

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 48 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

20% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,323 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (61% of 47,680)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

43 schools · 14,960 pupils

23 primary · 6 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 12 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

38 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lincoln

710 CQC-registered services

• Care homes284
• GP practices108
• Dentists126
• Homecare agencies128
• Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lincolnshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 248 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

79 applications decided

92.4% granted · 73 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mr Hamish Falconer

Labour

Lincoln

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 17
• Con 2
• LD 7
• Grn 1
• Ref 4
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics10
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens94
• Restaurants & cafés130

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,171 jobs advertised · £38,999 avg

e.g. Senior Digital Product Manager, Registered Nurse Days and Nights, Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required

Source: Adzuna

£683 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,723 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 52,157 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Biomass 34% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 80.3 yrs women · 78.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction6.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.2
• Happiness yesterday6.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

21 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in LN6

• Hmp Morton Hall - Bcss Detained Estate
• Boultham Park Medical Practice
• Richmond Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lincoln:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases304 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills178 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks165 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth159 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces136 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Lincoln Central Mosque and Cultural Centre · 0.3 km

  Lincoln Central Mosque and Islamic Centre, also known as Lincoln Central Mosque, is a mosque in the city of Lincoln in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It is located on Dixon Street to the southwest of…

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  Boultham · 0.3 km

  Boultham is an area of the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England, south-west of the city centre.

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  John of Gaunt's Palace, Lincoln · 0.7 km

  John of Gaunt's Palace was a late 14th-century merchant's house which stood in the lower part of Lincoln High Street, opposite the St Mary Guildhall. It was progressively demolished from the late 18th century until th…

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  St Peter at Gowts · 0.7 km

  St Peter at Gowts is a Grade I listed parish church in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

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  St Mary's Guildhall, Lincoln · 0.7 km

  St Mary's Guildhall is a major domestic complex, indicating the highest social status, built in the part of the medieval city of Lincoln, England, known as Wigford. The Guildhall faces directly onto Lincoln High Stree…

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  Central Methodist Church, Lincoln · 0.7 km

  Central Methodist Church, Lincoln is a Grade II listed Methodist church in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. It is an active place of worship in the Boultham area of the city near St Peter at Gowts church.…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)