City of Lincoln: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£309,872

Semi-detached

£207,984

Terraced

£161,305

Flat or maisonette

£107,135

First-time buyers

£168,012

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  84,016 in 1991 → 105,114 in 2024 (+25.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £110,379 in 2005 → £187,079 in 2026 (+69.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £374 in 2008 → £595 in 2025 (+59.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  68.5% in 2004 → 75.5% in 2023 (+10.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.2% in 2001 → 3.8% in 2025 (+18.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,939 in 1997 → £18,723 in 2024 (+135.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for City of Lincoln; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work62.7% (2021) · 40th highest of 374
• Housing affordability · Housing5.4× earnings (April 2025) · 36th lowest of 316
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.0 t per person (2024) · 45th lowest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,755 kWh (2024/25) · 48th lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing6.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 361st highest of 363
• New homes · Housing2.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 288th highest of 296
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£18,723 (2024) · 348th highest of 361
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills63.7% (2024/25) · 301st highest of 313

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lincolnshire, which includes City of Lincoln.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.0 years · England 80.0 · 70th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.4 years · England 83.8 · 81st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.6 years · England 60.9 · 101st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.6 years · England 61.3 · 100th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)318.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 74th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)14.4% · England 10.4 · 135th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)69.1% · England 64.6 · 117th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lincolnshire, which includes City of Lincoln.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.4% · England 68.3 · 109th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.7 score · England 46.0 · 119th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.4% · England 5.8 · 139th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)22.0% · England 19.8 · 101st lowest of 153