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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxilby & ScamptonWest Lindsey | 1,664 | 76 | £250,000 |
| Dunholme & WeltonWest Lindsey | 1,801 | 74 | £283,250 |
| Winthorpe, Coddington & CollinghamNewark and Sherwood | 1,835 | 73 | £315,000 |
| Cathedral & West CommonLincoln | 2,987 | 56 | £220,000 |
| Torksey & StowWest Lindsey | 3,508 | 49 | £259,500 |
| Boultham & New BoulthamLincoln | 3,857 | 44 | £200,000 |
| Hemswell & SpitalWest Lindsey | 4,001 | 42 | £231,000 |
| Wharf & UniversityLincoln | 4,077 | 40 | £200,750 |
| ErmineLincoln | 6,606 | 4 | £174,000 |
People living in LN1 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
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.