LN1 postcode area guide — Lincoln
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LN1 postcode district in Lincoln — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LN1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
64.4%
Gigabit-capable
64.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LN1 postcode district (Lincoln) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 899 postcodes Ofcom measures in LN1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 64.4%.
Around 0% of premises in LN1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LN1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LN1 1AB | 100% | 90% |
| LN1 1AD | 100% | 95.8% |
| LN1 1AE | 100% | 84.6% |
| LN1 1AF | 100% | 91.7% |
| LN1 1AG | 100% | 93% |
| LN1 1AH | 100% | 87.5% |
| LN1 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LN1 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| LN1 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| LN1 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Lincoln
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lincoln district (50,820 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
89.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in LN1
Based on 376 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LN1 is £218,000, down 0.9% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£335,000
100 sales
Semi-detached
£217,500
82 sales
Terraced
£185,000
163 sales
Flat / maisonette
£146,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in LN1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Burton Road | LN1 3UW |
| 22 May 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Ruckland Avenue | LN1 3TG |
| 19 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Anzio Crescent | LN1 3PX |
| 19 May 2026 | £10,750 | Other | LN1 2PW | |
| 18 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Oakleigh Terrace | LN1 1DY |
| 12 May 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Horton Place | LN1 2GW |
| 12 May 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | Jean Revill Close | LN1 4AR |
| 8 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Field Avenue | LN1 2SR |
| 8 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Foss Bank | LN1 1TA |
| 7 May 2026 | £177,000 | Terraced | Albany Street | LN1 3JD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Lincoln demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Lincoln district (103,811 residents, 42,506 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.1% |
| 15–29 | 35.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.3% |
| 45–64 | 16.4% |
| 65+ | 14.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 50.5% |
| Private rented | 27.5% |
| Social rented | 4.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LN1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Castle Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 744 | LN1 3SP |
| Westgate Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 428 | LN1 3BQ |
| The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln | Primary | 7–11 | 356 | LN1 1LW |
| Saxilby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 354 | LN1 2QJ |
| Mount Street Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 294 | LN1 3JG |
| The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln | Primary | 3–7 | 282 | LN1 1QS |
| Sturton by Stow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 175 | LN1 2BY |
| The St Francis Special School, Lincoln | Not applicable | 2–19 | 175 | LN1 3TJ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LN1
203 rated food businesses operate in LN1. 182 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 101 Dishes Tapas Bar, 420 Smokehouse, Acorn Medical Services, Acts Trust - Energize HAF Project, Alive Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LN1
From a sample of 195 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LN1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
13%
Band C
31%
Band D
42%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Lincoln
Landlines around LN1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.