# LN2

Postcode district covering Lincoln and St Giles, in Lincoln and West Lindsey.

LN2 is a postcode district covering Lincoln and St Giles, in Lincoln and West Lindsey. Median sale price £250,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LN2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LN2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LN2 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 42,590** (2021). LN2 had 42,590 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 367th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in LN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.6%** (January 2026). In LN2, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LN2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in LN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=LN2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 768 homes were sold in LN2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LN2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LN2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LN2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LN2 had 42,590 usual residents at the census.

## How LN2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LN2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £250,000 | 2nd most expensive | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2025 |
| Population | 42,590 | 2nd most populated | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | most people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.6% | 2nd highest | 13 postcode districts, LN · Jan 2026 |

## Is LN2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LN2 at a rate of 137.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.2 per 1,000 people across the LN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 603 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LN2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,091), anti-social behaviour (1,356) and other crime (1,014).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LN2 was 133.3 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in LN2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LN2 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LN2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lincoln 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026166) | 1,437 | 112.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Lincoln 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026168) | 1,736 | 286.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Lincoln 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026153) | 2,561 | 132.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Lincoln 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026155) | 1,845 | 18.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Lincoln 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026157) | 1,410 | 101.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Lincoln 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026165) | 1,686 | 163.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Lincoln 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026125) | 1,495 | 788.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.3% |
| [Lincoln 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026164) | 1,567 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Lincoln 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026167) | 1,827 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.3% |
| [Lincoln 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026122) | 2,129 | 467.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 77.3% |
| [Lincoln 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026123) | 2,580 | 192.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.0% |
| [Lincoln 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026124) | 1,814 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Lincoln 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026126) | 1,940 | 269.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.7% |
| [Lincoln 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026152) | 1,554 | 122.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Lincoln 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026154) | 1,406 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Lincoln 004G](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/neighbourhood/e01026156) | 1,295 | 63.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [West Lindsey 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026372) | 2,550 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.9% |
| [West Lindsey 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026412) | 1,978 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 69.3% |
| [West Lindsey 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026413) | 2,110 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.5% |
| [West Lindsey 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026393) | 1,535 | 13.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.5% |
| [West Lindsey 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026394) | 2,353 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.9% |
| [West Lindsey 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026395) | 1,510 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| [West Lindsey 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026405) | 1,523 | 18.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 37.5% |
| [West Lindsey 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026406) | 1,189 | 11.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 63.0% |

## Your MP

- [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lincoln): Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour), MP since July 2024. 60% of the people here.
- [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gainsborough): Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 40% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LN2

[Dunholme & Welton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/dunholme-and-welton), [Glebe Park](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/glebe-park), [Monks Road, St Giles & Greetwell](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln/monks-road-st-giles-and-greetwell), [Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/nettleham-sudbrooke-and-scothern)

## Postcode sectors in LN2

[LN2 1 (116 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2-1), [LN2 2 (328 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2-2), [LN2 3 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2-3), [LN2 4 (329 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2-4), [LN2 5 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2-5)

## Councils LN2 covers

[Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln), [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey)

## Towns in LN2

[Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln)

## Postcode districts next to LN2

[LN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln1), [LN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3), [LN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4), [LN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln5), [LN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln8)

## More in the LN postcode area

[All LN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LN2 in brief

LN2 is a postcode district covering Lincoln and St Giles, in Lincoln and West Lindsey.
About 44,682 people lived in LN2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 768 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 137.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LN2 was £250,000 in 2025.
LN2 had 42,590 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in LN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LN2, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LN2
- Postcode area: [LN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln)
- Constituency: [Lincoln †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lincoln)
- Council: [Lincoln †](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln)
- Area: 82.97 km²
- People, mid-2024: 44,682*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 132

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3), [LN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln1), [LN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln8), [LN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln5), [LN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4)

## Latest updates for LN2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LN2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2