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Hartsholme & Birchwood East

Middle area

South west Lincoln. 8,489 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 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 Hartsholme & Birchwood East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£204,500
Joint 1,582nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,433
Joint 2,838th most 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
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hartsholme & Birchwood East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hartsholme & Birchwood East at a rate of 54.5 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
Anti-social behaviour161
Violence and sexual offences148
Other crime75
Criminal damage and arson43
Vehicle crime14
Burglary10
Drug offences5
Robbery4
Shoplifting3
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hartsholme & Birchwood East compares

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

Hartsholme & Birchwood EastMiddle
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. Hartsholme & Birchwood East is £204,500.
£204,5005th most expensive
Population11 middle areas, Lincoln · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lincoln11 areas from 6,642 to 13,625. The middle area is 8,433. Hartsholme & Birchwood East is 8,433.
8,4336th most 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%. Hartsholme & Birchwood East 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%. Hartsholme & Birchwood East is 99.2%.
99.2%4th highest

Is Hartsholme & Birchwood East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hartsholme & Birchwood East at a rate of 54.5 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, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hartsholme & Birchwood East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (161), violence and sexual offences (148) and other crime (75).

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 Hartsholme & Birchwood East alone. See Lincoln

Average house price
£182,294
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,301
38th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.3×
56th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.9
47th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hartsholme & Birchwood East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hartsholme & Birchwood East was £204,500 in 2025.

Hartsholme & Birchwood East had 8,433 usual residents at the census.

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

In Hartsholme & Birchwood East, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.