LN1 postcode area · West Lindsey

The LN1 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lincoln, Newark and Sherwood, West Lindsey. Area Scores range from 3 to 75 across them. Every full LN1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LN1 district contains both ends of the scale: Saxilby & Scampton at 76 out of 100 (#1,664 of 6,856 in England) against Ermine at 4, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £174,000 in Ermine to £315,000 in Winthorpe, Coddington & Collingham — a 1.8× gap within the LN1 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Lincoln, Newark and Sherwood and West Lindsey — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,686a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime84per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LN1 district

£225,000median home sold over the past year · +7.3% over 5 years · +12.5% over the year · 418 sales
Detached£325,000
Semi-detached£208,500
Terraced£194,000
Flat£146,500
West Lindsey£230,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Saxilby & ScamptonWest Lindsey 1,66476 £250,000
Dunholme & WeltonWest Lindsey 1,80174 £283,250
Winthorpe, Coddington & CollinghamNewark and Sherwood 1,83573 £315,000
Cathedral & West CommonLincoln 2,98756 £220,000
Torksey & StowWest Lindsey 3,50849 £259,500
Boultham & New BoulthamLincoln 3,85744 £200,000
Hemswell & SpitalWest Lindsey 4,00142 £231,000
Wharf & UniversityLincoln 4,07740 £200,750
ErmineLincoln 6,6064 £174,000

People living in LN1 Census 2021

Residents77,293
Median age (est.)40
Density131per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above31%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 21%25–44 22%45–64 24%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 13%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LN1.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.