Buying a home in LN1, Lincoln. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£226kmost £186k–£285k

Houses per m²£2,655flats £2,482

Sold last year2671,740 in five years

Prices in Lincoln+2.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LN1 sold for £225,618 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £185,863 and £284,609, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Lincoln (£228,000).

267 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £123k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LN1 6 (£2,493) and the most in LN1 3 (£2,682).

Across Lincoln, prices are up 2.2% on a year ago and up 12% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £991 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,029 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £45,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.

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House prices in LN1 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£135,985	£117k–£161k	39 m²	23
2	£175,851	£153k–£201k	66 m²	512
3	£225,618	£186k–£285k	90 m²	698
4	£312,223	£249k–£364k	117 m²	197
5+	£411,670	£342k–£524k	161 m²	201

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£136k	£176k	£226k	£312k	£412k
Detached	—	£220k	£281k	£352k	£430k
Semi-detached	£145k	£170k	£204k	£267k	£418k
Terraced	£121k	£172k	£217k	£262k	£329k
Flats	£123k	£142k	£217k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across LN1

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
LN1 1	£2,610	£2,615
LN1 2	£2,678	£2,144
LN1 3	£2,682	£2,595
LN1 4	£2,670	—
LN1 6	£2,493	—

Schools near LN1

Best state secondary within 5 kmLincoln Castle Academy40.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

LN2 Lincoln · 6 km3-bed house £232k LN6 Lincoln · 7 km3-bed house £233k LN5 Lincoln · 10 km3-bed house £199k LN3 Lincoln · 12 km3-bed house £240k LN4 Lincoln · 19 km3-bed house £240k DN21 Gainsborough · 19 km3-bed house £151k NG23 Newark · 21 km3-bed house £299k LN8 Market Rasen · 22 km3-bed house £216k

Questions about LN1

Is LN1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Lincoln; prices in Lincoln are up 2.2% on a year ago; the best secondary is below it (40.1% against 43.8%); 267 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in LN1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LN1 sold for £225,618 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £185,863 and £284,609.

Is LN1 expensive for Lincoln?

A 3-bedroom house in LN1 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Lincoln (£228,000).

How many homes sell in LN1 each year?

267 homes sold in the last year and 1,740 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

Where is cheaper near LN1?

For a 3-bedroom house, LN5 (£199k, 10 km), DN21 (£151k, 19 km), DN22 (£200k, 23 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.