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LN2 postcode area · Lincoln

The LN2 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lincoln, West Lindsey. Area Scores range from 3 to 92 across them. Every full LN2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LN2 district: Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern scores 93 out of 100 (#498 of 6,856 nationally) while Ermine sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 89 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £122,500 in Pelham Bridge & South Common to £320,000 in Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern — a 2.6× gap within the LN2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Lincoln and West Lindsey — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,306a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied56%

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 LN2 district

£240,000median home sold over the past year · +18.1% over 5 years · -2.0% over the year · 640 sales
Detached£339,975
Semi-detached£205,000
Terraced£170,000
Flat£117,000
Lincoln£188,000
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
Nettleham, Sudbrooke & ScothernWest Lindsey 49893 £320,000
Saxilby & ScamptonWest Lindsey 1,66476 £250,000
Dunholme & WeltonWest Lindsey 1,80174 £283,250
Cathedral & West CommonLincoln 2,98756 £220,000
Boultham & New BoulthamLincoln 3,85744 £200,000
Hemswell & SpitalWest Lindsey 4,00142 £231,000
Wharf & UniversityLincoln 4,07740 £200,750
Glebe ParkLincoln 4,62532 £206,000
Pelham Bridge & South CommonLincoln 5,79715 £122,500
Monks Road, St Giles & GreetwellLincoln 6,19510 £148,500
ErmineLincoln 6,6064 £174,000

People living in LN2 Census 2021

Residents98,936
Median age (est.)36
Density232per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above30%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 22%25–44 25%45–64 23%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 16%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 LN2.

LN1 LN6 LN5 LN3 LN4 DN21 LN8 NG23

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.