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Hykeham Central

Ward

The north west of the North Kesteven. About 7,582 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Hykeham Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,579
3,644th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hykeham Central compares

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

Hykeham CentralMiddle
Population24 wards, North Kesteven · 2021
Population: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 2,454 to 7,893. The middle area is 5,433. Hykeham Central is 7,579.
7,5793rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, North Kesteven · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 79.5%. Hykeham Central is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, North Kesteven · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 16.7% to 99.6%. The middle area is 88.5%. Hykeham Central is 99.6%.
99.6%highest
Claimant rate24 wards, North Kesteven · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Kesteven24 areas from 1.3% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Hykeham Central is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 9th lowest

Is Hykeham Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hykeham Central at a rate of 63.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 54.5 per 1,000 people across North Kesteven.

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

In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hykeham Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (155), anti-social behaviour (110) and other crime (64).

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 North Kesteven

These figures are published for the whole of North Kesteven, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Kesteven and not Hykeham Central alone. See North Kesteven

Average house price
£242,834
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,305
135th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.2
68th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hykeham Central in brief

Hykeham Central had 7,579 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Hykeham Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hykeham Central, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hykeham Central, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.