# North Hykeham Town in North Kesteven, East Midlands. North Hykeham is a town in North Kesteven, East Midlands. Median sale price £230,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 64.0 per 1,000 people. About 16,987 people. Town. Code E63001677. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) North Hykeham is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for North Hykeham add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hykeham was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 381st cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/north-hykeham#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 16,855** (2021). North Hykeham had 16,855 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 586th least populated of 1,209. 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/town/north-hykeham#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in North Hykeham 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/town/north-hykeham#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In North Hykeham, 98.8% 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/town/north-hykeham#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001677) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in North Hykeham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001677) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 296 homes were sold in North Hykeham in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001677) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for North Hykeham. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001677) (Census 2021, England and Wales): North Hykeham had 16,855 usual residents at the census. ## How North Hykeham compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | North Hykeham | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £230,000 | 50th cheapest | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 | | Population | 16,855 | 52nd most populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.8% | joint 7th highest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 | ## Is North Hykeham safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Hykeham at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people. That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Hykeham. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (411), anti-social behaviour (297) and other crime (148). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in North Hykeham was 55.8 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 North Hykeham, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so North Hykeham has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 3 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 North Hykeham | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [North Kesteven 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01026220) | 2,230 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% | | [North Kesteven 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01032988) | 1,883 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.9% | | [North Kesteven 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01032989) | 2,087 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% | | [North Kesteven 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01032993) | 2,499 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% | | [North Kesteven 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01026214) | 1,102 | 61.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% | | [North Kesteven 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01026215) | 1,044 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% | | [North Kesteven 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01026218) | 1,148 | 134.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% | | [North Kesteven 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01026219) | 1,139 | 48.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% | | [North Kesteven 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01032991) | 2,244 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.1% | | [North Kesteven 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/neighbourhood/e01032992) | 1,471 | 112.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% | ## Your MP - [Sleaford and North Hykeham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sleaford-and-north-hykeham): Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) ## Postcode districts covering North Hykeham [LN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln6) ## Middle areas in North Hykeham [North Hykeham North](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/north-hykeham-north), [North Hykeham South](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven/north-hykeham-south) ## Towns near North Hykeham [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln), [Newark-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newark-on-trent), [Balderton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/balderton), [Sleaford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sleaford), [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gainsborough), [Retford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/retford) ## North Hykeham in brief North Hykeham is a town in North Kesteven, East Midlands. About 16,987 people lived in North Hykeham in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 296 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in North Hykeham was £230,000 in 2025. North Hykeham had 16,855 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in North Hykeham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In North Hykeham, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63001677 - Constituency: [Sleaford and North Hykeham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sleaford-and-north-hykeham) - Council: [North Kesteven †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) - Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 4.87 km² - People, mid-2024: 16,987* - Neighbourhoods: 10 - Output areas: 55 * 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln), [Newark-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newark-on-trent), [Balderton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/balderton), [Sleaford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sleaford), [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gainsborough), [Retford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/retford) ## Latest updates for North Hykeham - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001677 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/north-hykeham, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/north-hykeham#f-house-sales-median-price. 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