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Ermine

Middle area

North east Lincoln. 6,680 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Ermine live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£173,000
Joint 907th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,642
Joint 3,717th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Ermine

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ermine at a rate of 187.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 161.6 per 1,000 people across Lincoln.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences440
Shoplifting247
Anti-social behaviour217
Other crime165
Criminal damage and arson79
Burglary41
Vehicle crime23
Drug offences22
Robbery15
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Ermine compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

ErmineMiddle
Median sale price11 middle areas, Lincoln · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lincoln11 areas from £122,500 to £227,000. The middle area is £204,200. Ermine is £173,000.
£173,0004th cheapest
Population11 middle areas, Lincoln · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lincoln11 areas from 6,642 to 13,625. The middle area is 8,433. Ermine is 6,642.
6,642least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 middle areas, Lincoln · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Lincoln11 areas from 5.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 65.0%. Ermine is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Lincoln · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lincoln11 areas from 62.3% to 99.9%. The middle area is 99.1%. Ermine is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 5th highest

Is Ermine safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ermine at a rate of 187.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 161.6 per 1,000 people across Lincoln.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 104 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ermine.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (440), shoplifting (247) and anti-social behaviour (217).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Lincoln

These figures are published for the whole of Lincoln, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lincoln and not Ermine alone. See Lincoln

Average house price
£187,079
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,301
38th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.9
47th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ermine in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ermine was £173,000 in 2025.

Ermine had 6,642 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Ermine live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ermine, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.