LN5 8BU
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Property report — LN5 8BU
Open-data due diligence for LN5 8BU and the area around it.
LN5 8BU in brief: 23 recorded sales (£30,000–£612,299) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LN5 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LN5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£160,656
Population
21,808
Crimes recorded
113
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LN5 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (44 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | £300,000 | 7 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2024-01-12 | £123,000 | 19 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2023-03-20 | £612,299 | 7 BARGATE | Other |
| 2018-12-06 | £425,000 | 7 BARGATE | Other |
| 2018-06-29 | £100,000 | 19 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2016-08-05 | £100,000 | 21 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2014-11-21 | £149,995 | 7 BARGATE | Detached |
| 2012-06-22 | £72,000 | 25 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2012-06-22 | £93,000 | 21 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2010-05-14 | £86,500 | 11 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2009-11-03 | £220,000 | 7 BARGATE | Detached |
| 2005-10-07 | £84,500 | 19 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2005-08-26 | £100,000 | 21 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-30 | £74,950 | 11 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2003-05-30 | £61,950 | 19 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2003-05-09 | £60,000 | 25 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2002-12-18 | £66,000 | 9 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-23 | £40,950 | 23 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2000-03-17 | £36,000 | 15 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 2000-01-14 | £33,000 | 9 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 1999-06-30 | £35,250 | 9 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 1998-03-31 | £30,000 | 21 BARGATE | Terraced |
| 1996-06-28 | £32,000 | 11 BARGATE | Terraced |
23 recorded sales on LN5 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| The Priory Academy LSST | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BOULTHAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · HEART OF LINCOLN HEALTH GROUP (0.7 mi) · BRAYFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LINCOLN HOSPITAL (NUH) (1.7 mi) · LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL (NUH) (1.7 mi) · LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL (1.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ST CATHERINES METHODIST CHURCH AND ADJOINING CHURCH HALL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 53 AND 54, HIGH STREET (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: LINCOLN CO-OP CHEMISTS LTD (0.0 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · TRITTON ROAD PHARMACY (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Lincoln Central (0.8 mi) · Hykeham (2.6 mi) · Saxilby (6.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.3 mi) · Super Lincs (0.5 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 31
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 22%
- Households
- 8,745
Owned 45% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 38%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LN5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LN5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 117/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LN5 8BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLN5 | SectorLN5 8 | PostcodeLN5 8BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £225,102 | £160,656 | £127,669 |
| Population | 56,174 | 21,808 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 468 | 113 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 74% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LN5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.