Birchwood West

Lincoln · East Midlands · population 7,203 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,058 of 6,856 in England
  • #517 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #8 of 11 in Lincoln
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,321
Median age (est.)36
Density3,857per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above22%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 33%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 17%Other: 12%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 17%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant12%
Professional11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Birchwood West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,058 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 11 in Lincoln. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Education (9). Typical homes here sold for about £185,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 81 sales), in line with the wider Lincoln median of £188,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,624 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 15 · #5,825
Employment 12 · #6,065
Education 9 · #6,250
Health 11 · #6,126
Crime 17 · #5,674
Housing & access 22 · #5,311
Living environment 96 · #300

House prices ?

£185,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£185,000810.0%+21.3%
Detached£246,25022+1.9%+14.5%
Semi-detached£187,50024+3.0%+25.0%
Terraced£162,50026+6.2%+14.8%
Flat£90,00090.0%
This area£185,000
Lincoln£188,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£31,624±£4,619 · #6,047 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,760
Price-to-income ?5.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 615 offences
Lincoln120
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,345 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences330
Theft59
Burglary21
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson106
Public order & weapons42
Drugs4
Robbery8
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 215 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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