LN5 postcode area

The LN5 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lincoln, North Kesteven. Area Scores range from 4 to 94 across them.

In summary

The LN5 district contains both ends of the scale: Washingborough & Branston at 95 out of 100 (#368 of 6,856 in England) against Bracebridge North & Boultham Moor at 5, a 90-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 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 £340,000 in Navenby, Harmston & Brant Broughton — a 2.8× gap within the LN5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Lincoln and North Kesteven — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Washingborough & BranstonNorth Kesteven 36895 £250,000
Ruskington West & CranwellNorth Kesteven 1,23282 £224,000
Skellingthorpe, Witham & BassinghamNorth Kesteven 1,55477 £277,500
Bracebridge Heath & WaddingtonNorth Kesteven 1,73275 £237,500
Navenby, Harmston & Brant BroughtonNorth Kesteven 2,02070 £340,000
Metheringham, Nocton & PotterhanworthNorth Kesteven 2,65861 £250,000
Bracebridge South & Swallow BeckLincoln 3,29552 £226,500
Boultham & New BoulthamLincoln 3,85744 £200,000
Wharf & UniversityLincoln 4,07740 £200,750
Ruskington North & BillinghayNorth Kesteven 4,67332 £240,000
Pelham Bridge & South CommonLincoln 5,79715 £122,500
Bracebridge North & Boultham MoorLincoln 6,5175 £161,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LN5.

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