Postcode LN2 4BL is located in an urban city, within the Minster ward of Lincoln in the East Midlands region, and forms part of the Cathedral & West Common area. It has low deprivation and average crime levels, with around 54.2 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 44% below the East Midlands average of 96 per 1,000. The average income per household in Cathedral & West Common is £49,948 per year. The nearest station is Lincoln, about 1 miles away. There are 8 primary and 3 secondary schools in the area.
Cathedral & West Common has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 23,719 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom, placing it within the bottom 28% least deprived areas in England.
Cathedral & West Common has an average crime rate, with approximately 54.2 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 2.6% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 9.5% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Cathedral & West Common is £49,948 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near LN2 4BL.
Cathedral & West Common near LN2 4BL has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Lincoln located about 1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 83 recent sales, the median property price is £230,000 (about £243 per square foot) in Minster area, with individual transactions ranging from £67,000 up to £1,950,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 23 | £372,500 | £290 |
| Terraced | 19 | £177,000 | £218 |
| Semi-Detached | 32 | £175,000 | £232 |
| Flats | 9 | £112,500 | £145 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £263,000 | £118,500 | £118,000 | £135,750 |
| 2017 | £333,000 | £117,750 | £122,000 | £129,000 |
| 2018 | £302,475 | £160,000 | £136,500 | £134,000 |
| 2019 | £275,000 | £102,500 | £139,000 | £140,000 |
| 2020 | £327,475 | £150,500 | £202,950 | £135,000 |
| 2021 | £352,500 | £133,250 | £170,000 | £189,375 |
| 2022 | £311,225 | £162,500 | £195,475 | £195,000 |
| 2023 | £389,000 | £195,000 | £177,500 | £157,750 |
| 2024 | £340,000 | £210,000 | £212,500 | £167,475 |
| 2025 | £385,000 | £135,000 | £178,750 | £177,500 |
| 2026 | £360,000 | £100,000 | £175,000 | £176,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £216 | £155 | £152 | £160 |
| 2017 | £218 | £150 | £158 | £158 |
| 2018 | £249 | £209 | £178 | £148 |
| 2019 | £259 | £163 | £170 | £178 |
| 2020 | £251 | £185 | £222 | £159 |
| 2021 | £270 | £186 | £195 | £183 |
| 2022 | £304 | £203 | £239 | £227 |
| 2023 | £306 | £223 | £230 | £224 |
| 2024 | £293 | £250 | £262 | £191 |
| 2025 | £282 | £172 | £237 | £226 |
| 2026 | £312 | £130 | £223 | £211 |
There were 43 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near LN2 4BL.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2025 | 4, Mainwaring Road, Lincoln, LN2 4BW | Detached | Freehold | £670,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 10, Auden Close, Lincoln, LN2 4BS | Detached | Freehold | £480,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2025 | 4, Manor Road, Lincoln, LN2 1RJ | Detached | Freehold | £555,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2025 | 35, Nettleham Road, Lincoln, LN2 1RW | Detached | Freehold | £623,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2025 | 38A, Nettleham Road, Lincoln, LN2 1RE | Flats | Leasehold | £359,000 |
In the LN2 4BL postcode area, located within Cathedral & West Common, there are 8 primary and 3 secondary schools in close proximity.
Annual council tax rates for Lincoln district (2025-26).
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for LN2 4BL, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Joshua Todd Wells
Minster - Elected 7 May 2026
Hamish Falconer
Lincoln - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around LN2 4BL records about 54 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a average crime rate for England: it scores 5 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across East Midlands as a whole the rate is about 96 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting.
The median sale price around LN2 4BL in Cathedral & West Common is £230,000 (about £243 per square foot) based on 83 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 18 schools close to LN2 4BL, including The Lincoln St Peter-in-Eastgate Church of England (Controlled) Infants School (Requires improvement), Lincoln Christ's Hospital School (Good) and Lincoln Minster School. Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
LN2 4BL scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 23,719 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Lincoln covering LN2 4BL is Hamish Falconer (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Joshua Todd Wells (Labour Party).
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.