LN5 postcode area guide — Lincoln
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LN5 postcode district in Lincoln — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LN5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.3%
Gigabit-capable
71.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the LN5 postcode district (Lincoln) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 954 postcodes Ofcom measures in LN5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.3%.
Around 0.2% of premises in LN5 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 LN5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LN5 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| LN5 0AB | 77.8% | 77.8% |
| LN5 0AD | 100% | 63.2% |
| LN5 0AE | 100% | 85.7% |
| LN5 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| LN5 0AG | 68.4% | 57.9% |
| LN5 0AH | 100% | 87% |
| LN5 0AJ | 94.7% | 84.2% |
| LN5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| LN5 0AN | 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 LN5
Based on 423 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LN5 is £189,000, up 2.2% on the previous year (£185,000).
Detached
£325,000
128 sales
Semi-detached
£213,500
80 sales
Terraced
£137,500
168 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
33 sales
Latest recorded sales in LN5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £80,000 | Flat | Brayford Wharf East | LN5 7WA |
| 21 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Main Road | LN5 0QB |
| 21 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Sherwood Drive | LN5 9DD |
| 20 May 2026 | £149,000 | Semi-detached | St Andrews Close | LN5 7XT |
| 20 May 2026 | £275,000 | Other | Newark Road | LN5 9FP |
| 20 May 2026 | £135,000 | Other | Newark Road | LN5 9FP |
| 15 May 2026 | £153,000 | Terraced | Newark Road | LN5 8NF |
| 14 May 2026 | £84,500 | Terraced | St Andrews Street | LN5 7UD |
| 13 May 2026 | £560,000 | Detached | Far End | LN5 0LG |
| 13 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Sibthorp Street | LN5 7SL |
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 LN5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Priory Academy LSST | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,749 | LN5 8PW |
| Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,015 | LN5 0PA |
| The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 434 | LN5 8EU |
| Waddington All Saints Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 372 | LN5 9NX |
| The Meadows Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 342 | LN5 9BB |
| Waddington Redwood Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 278 | LN5 9BN |
| The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 255 | LN5 7TA |
| Navenby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 195 | LN5 0EP |
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 LN5
368 rated food businesses operate in LN5. 308 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 200 Degrees Coffee, Acropolis Street Food, AdeLincoln Intercontinental Superstore, Adrian O'Brien & Rachel O'Brien, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LN5
From a sample of 188 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LN5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
21%
Band D
54%
Band E
12%
Band F
5%
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
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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.