UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/west-lindsey
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in West Lindsey
Homes in West Lindsey sold for a median of £232,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,022 standard sales.
That puts it among the cheapest third of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,606 | £310,000 | £245,000 to £400,000 | £2,431/m²from 61 sales |
| Semi-detached | 761 | £190,000 | £155,000 to £230,000 | £2,619/m²from 29 sales |
| Terraced | 601 | £140,000 | £95,000 to £178,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 54 | £84,000 | £67,000 to £120,000 | Too few |
Most homes sold in West Lindsey were detached houses, at 53% of sales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the East Midlands as a whole: a median of £84,000 here, 36% less than the £132,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,527 per m², 13% below the £2,889 across the East Midlands as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 4% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median rose 52%, from £155,000 in 2016 to £235,000 in 2025, more than the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Sales picked up in 2025: 1,759 standard sales in West Lindsey, 16% more than the 1,512 in 2024.
Postcode districts in West Lindsey
The dearest district was LN7 (Market Rasen), at £244,000, and the cheapest was DN21 (Gainsborough), at £175,000.
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Post towns in West Lindsey, by number of sales: Gainsborough (DN21), Market Rasen (LN7, LN8), Lincoln (LN3).
- LN7Market Rasen, 172 salesMedian price £244,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- LN3Lincoln, 263 salesMedian price £240,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- LN8Market Rasen, 578 salesMedian price £230,000Price per square metre £2,549Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- DN21Gainsborough, 1,190 salesMedian price £175,000Price per square metre £2,134Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
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.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Sunningdale Way, Gainsborough (DN21)29 sales
- Wheatsheaf Drive, Wragby (LN8)22 sales
- Alfie Williams Way, Gainsborough (DN21)20 sales
- Lea Road, Gainsborough (DN21)18 sales
- Bob Rainsforth Way, Gainsborough (DN21)17 sales
- The Maltings, Kirton Lindsey (DN21)15 sales
- Ropery Road, Gainsborough (DN21)14 sales
- Cherry Paddocks, Cherry Willingham (LN3)12 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Bridle Way, Wragby (LN8, detached houses, £246,500), Laburnum Drive, Cherry Willingham (LN3, £237,500) and North Kelsey Road, Caistor (LN7, £225,000).
The cheapest were Bridge Street, Gainsborough (DN21, flats, £70,000), Ropery Road, Gainsborough (DN21, terraced houses, £111,000) and Garfield Street, Gainsborough (DN21, £132,500).
Living in West Lindsey
Crime
67 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 61 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
70% of homes can get it
Lower than 94 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
54% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all 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 £2,354 a year in West Lindsey for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 67 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.
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. West Lindsey and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Gedling£250,000
- North East Derbyshire£245,000
- Leicester£243,000
- North Kesteven£242,500
- Newark and Sherwood£240,000
- South Holland£239,000
- Amber Valley£235,000
- West Lindsey, this council area£232,000
- Derby£220,000
- Erewash£218,000
- East Lindsey£215,500
- Bassetlaw£210,000
- Boston£205,000
- Ashfield£200,000
- Chesterfield£200,000
About these figures
West Lindsey's figures come from 3,022 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in West Lindsey, so their sales add up to 2,203 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 11% of them.
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.