North Hykeham
North Hykeham is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 18,000. It has 1 school, 3 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 11 restaurants and cafés, with 51 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Hykeham, 1.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 121 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the North Hykeham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Lincoln area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 103,811 residents at roughly 2,909 people per km².
- Council
- Lincoln
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 268th of 294 English council areas — better than 9% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
16°CLight rain shower
- Today: 22° / 15° · 66% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:25
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
117 reported · July 2026▲ 34% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences52
- Anti-social behaviour24
- Criminal damage & arson10
- Public order6
Neighbourhood team: Hykeham Town · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Targeting youth related anti-social behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
184 reported road collisions (2024)
29 killed or seriously injured · 212 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
186 food businesses within 2 miles
- 174 rated 4–5 ★ (166 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hykeham (1.6 km)
- 54 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hykeham (1.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£183,298 average▼ 0.5% YoY
Across Lincoln · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£944 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £661
- 2 bed £830
- 3 bed £992
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (2.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (5.1 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
58 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: One NK (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Sports pitches29
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Ermine residents choose eight community projects to receive funding· 10 Sept 2026
- £270,000 Government funding secured to improve three Lincoln play areas· 8 Sept 2026
- Only days to go until Lincoln’s free music festival returns to the city centre· 1 Sept 2026
- Tour of Britain Men – Stage One: Everything you need to know· 26 Aug 2026
- City of Lincoln Council's radon programme is helping keep Lincoln homes safe· 25 Aug 2026
Source: Lincoln Council
Population
103,811 residents in Lincoln · 2,909/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 69%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 68 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
18% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
43 schools · 14,960 pupils
23 primary · 6 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 12 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)
38inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Priory Academy LSSTGood
- St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
- The Priory City of Lincoln AcademyRequires improvement
- Lincoln Castle AcademyInadequate
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
- Lincoln UTC
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lincoln
Care & health services
710 CQC-registered services
- Care homes285
- GP practices106
- Dentists125
- Homecare agencies128
- Hospitals & hospices26
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Lincolnshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
83 applications decided
85.5% granted · 71 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dr Caroline Johnson
Conservative
Sleaford and North Hykeham
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 17
- Con 2
- LD 7
- Grn 1
- Ref 4
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,730 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
56 jobs advertised · £37,257 avg
e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Accounts Administrator, Groundworker Cscs
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 44% · Biomass 37% · Wind 13% · Imports 5%
217 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 80.3 yrs women · 78.1 yrs men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sleaford and North Hykeham:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office437 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases378 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s371 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces288 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
North Hykeham · 0.0 kmNorth Hykeham is a town and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located directly south of the city of Lincoln, where it forms the southern part of the wider Lincoln Urban Area a…
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy · 0.5 km
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy is a secondary school on the northeast side of Moor Lane in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England. Also known as RP, Lincoln City used the field as temporary training grounds. The Academy h…
- North Kesteven Academy · 0.7 km
North Kesteven Academy is a co-educational academy school on Moor Lane, off the A1434 at North Hykeham, in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.
- Forum, North Hykeham · 1.3 km
Forum is a suburb and ward of North Hykeham in Lincolnshire, England. It is one of the six wards of North Hykeham Town Council. It had a population of 1,838 at the 2021 census.
- Hykeham railway station · 1.6 km
Hykeham railway station serves the town of North Hykeham and Lincoln city suburbs of Birchwood and Boultham Moor in Lincolnshire, England. The station is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Central Line. It is owned by Netwo…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Hykeham?
- North Hykeham is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the Lincoln local authority.
- How deprived is North Hykeham?
- The Lincoln local authority, which includes North Hykeham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.