UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/lincoln
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in Lincoln
Homes in Lincoln sold for a median of £188,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,326 standard sales.
That makes it the second cheapest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £140,000 in 2016 to £190,000 in 2025, the smallest rise of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 527 | £285,000 | £230,000 to £360,000 | £2,896/m²from 26 sales |
| Semi-detached | 742 | £197,000 | £170,000 to £237,000 | £2,634/m²from 32 sales |
| Terraced | 847 | £160,000 | £130,000 to £190,000 | £2,020/m²from 35 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 210 | £117,000 | £96,000 to £145,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Lincoln, at 36% and 32% of sales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,432 per m², 16% below the £2,889 across the East Midlands as a whole.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Lincoln and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Newark and Sherwood£240,000
- South Holland£239,000
- Amber Valley£235,000
- West Lindsey£232,000
- Derby£220,000
- Erewash£218,000
- East Lindsey£215,500
- Bassetlaw£210,000
- Boston£205,000
- Ashfield£200,000
- Chesterfield£200,000
- Nottingham£200,000
- Mansfield£190,000
- Lincoln, this council area£188,500
- Bolsover£183,000
Postcode districts in Lincoln
District medians are close together, from £205,000 in LN5 (Waddington) to £246,000 in LN2 (Lincoln).
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- LN2Lincoln, 1,297 salesMedian price £246,000Price per square metre £3,037Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- LN6Lincoln, 1,847 salesMedian price £230,000Price per square metre £2,701Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- LN1Lincoln, 801 salesMedian price £227,500Price per square metre £2,514Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +15%
- LN5Lincoln, 899 salesMedian price £205,000Price per square metre £2,482Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +11%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in LN1 (Saxilby), up 15%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Gibson Road, Lincoln (LN2)25 sales
- Harvey Park, Welton (LN2)25 sales
- Petunia Way, Witham St Hughs (LN6)24 sales
- Burton Road, Lincoln (LN1)22 sales
- Newark Road, North Hykeham (LN6)21 sales
- Braithwaite Mews, Dunholme (LN2)18 sales
- Clayton Court, Lincoln (LN2)18 sales
- Brutus Court, North Hykeham (LN6)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Crickets Drive, Nettleham (LN2, detached houses, £650,000), Everton Court, Welton (LN2, detached houses, £387,500) and Nettleham Road, Lincoln (LN2, £380,000).
The cheapest were Olsen Rise, Lincoln (LN2, flats, £116,500), Monks Road, Lincoln (LN2, £125,000) and Scorer Street, Lincoln (LN5, terraced houses, £125,500).
Living in Lincoln
Crime
124 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 94 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
92% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
72% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 70 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,323 a year in Lincoln for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 74 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Lincoln's figures come from 2,326 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Lincoln, so their sales add up to 4,844 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.