United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
City of Lincoln
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~100k · 39 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy, but expensive to rent and with high crime. Lincoln’s median house price is a low 5.2 times annual pay, one of the lowest in the East Midlands. However, rents are high, taking 32% of gross median earnings, and the city has the highest recorded crime rate in the region, higher than 94% of England authorities. Deprivation is also high, with a score of 26.89 compared to the East Midlands median of 17.4. This suits those prioritising home ownership costs over rental affordability and safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How City of Lincoln ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,521/yr
Very low
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
House price
£184,000
Most affordable
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Rent
£946/mo
Mid-range
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,323/yr
Cheap
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Crime
117.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
Deprivation
26.9
Most deprived
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Schools
84.6%
Concerning
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
39 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
33 of 39 (84.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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39 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 39 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.