North Hykeham

9°COvercast

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:23

9h 15m of daylight today

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

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)

186 food businesses within 2 miles

• 176 rated 4–5 ★ (167 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hykeham (1.6 km)
• 54 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 (2.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (2.7 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches29
• Playgrounds10

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
• 4 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

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative

Sleaford and North Hykeham

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)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

57 jobs advertised · £37,524 avg

e.g. Senior Healthcare Support Worker, Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend, Group 1 Assured Sales Manager

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

23 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 Sleaford and North Hykeham:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases382 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces293 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills280 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth198 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects190 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide

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