LN2 5DB postcode in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
LN2 5DB is a postcode in Lincoln, in the Abbey ward. It is in the Lincoln parliamentary constituency and the Lincolnshire police force area, and has been in use since May 2008.
Where LN2 5DB is, and what is near it
- LN2 5DB
- Other postcodes in LN2 5: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 11 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.2297, longitude -0.5347)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after LN2 5DB?
- LincolnDistrict council Lincoln: bins, council tax, planning
- LincolnshireCounty council Lincolnshire: schools, roads, care
- Martin Ian Colin Christopher, Clare Smalley and Natasha ChapmanCouncillors elected for the Abbey ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around LN2 5DB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- LincolnshirePolice force area
- LincolnParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour). How to contact Mr Hamish Falconer
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; GOV.UK links to council services; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at LN2 5DB?
Every home and business at LN2 5DB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at LN2 5DB?
City of Lincoln Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.
Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is LN2 5DB at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LN2 5DB.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Lincoln
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LN2 5DB: 3,036 properties in Lincoln are at high risk (5.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Lincoln
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of LN2 5DB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in LN2 5DB
HM Land Registry records 23 standard sales in LN2 5DB since 2007, the first on record at this postcode. The middle price was £107,400 from 2005 to 2009 and £117,500 from 2020 to 2024.
- 2005 to 2009, middle price £107,400, 11 sales
- 2010 to 2014, too few sales to price, 0 sales
- 2015 to 2019, middle price £117,500, 3 sales
- 2020 to 2024, middle price £117,500, 7 sales
- 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 2 sales
The latest sales
HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in LN2 5DB from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 29 July 2025. They sold for £100,000 to £118,000. Across LN2 5, the typical price in the 12 months to September 2026 was £146,250.
- £100,000Flat 3, Friars Mews, Friars Lane
- £100,000Flat 4, Friars Mews, Friars Lane
- £117,500Flat 26, Friars Mews, Friars Lane
- £105,000Flat 8, Friars Mews, Friars Lane
- £118,000Flat 36, Friars Mews, Friars Lane
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Who lives at LN2 5DB?
At the 2021 Census, 84 people (42 female, 42 male) lived at LN2 5DB, in 39 households.
| Census 2021 | LN2 5DB | LN2 5 sector |
|---|---|---|
| People | 84 | 7,200 |
| Households | 39 | 3,137 |
| People per household | 2.2 | 2.3 |
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The LN2 5 sector is its 161 postcodes with Census figures, added up.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
At this postcode
How much energy do homes at LN2 5DB use?
In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at LN2 5DB used 5,071 kWh. DESNZ publishes no gas figure for it: the homes here may not be on mains gas, or have fewer than 5 gas meters between them, or two of them use most of the gas.
| 2024 | LN2 5DB | LN2 district |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity meters | 39 | 18,868 |
| Electricity, median meter a year | 5,071 kWh | 2,383 kWh |
| Gas meters | Not published | 17,743 |
| Gas, median meter a year | Not published | 9,854 kWh |
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is LN2 5DB in a conservation area?
The centre of LN2 5DB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.
Near here
Which schools are near LN2 5DB?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to LN2 5DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to LN2 5DB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of LN2 5DB is Lincoln Central Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.
- Lincoln Central Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- Hykeham Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Unity Square, 80 m away.
More stations near LN2 5DB, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
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Which GP surgeries are near LN2 5DB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of LN2 5DB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Abbey Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01522 530334 250 mWalk
- Brayford Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01522 543943 650 mWalk
- Heart of Lincoln Health Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01522 876800 750 mWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Where can I charge an electric car near LN2 5DB?
The nearest charging points to the centre of LN2 5DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- Fuuse Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 650 mWalk
- BP Pulse charging station Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk
- Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near LN2 5DB?
The nearest to the centre of LN2 5DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Bupa Dental Care Lincoln - The Strait Phone 01522 521012 400 mWalk
- Guildhall Dental Care Phone 01522 589847 450 mWalk
- Lincoln Dental and implant Studio Phone 07742 629922 600 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to LN2 5DB?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Lincoln Private Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01522 578000 950 mWalk
- Lincoln County Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2025 · Phone 01522 512512 1.1 kmWalk
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which care homes are near LN2 5DB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of LN2 5DB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Ridgeway Care Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01522 530552 850 mWalk
- West Dean Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01522 568248 900 mWalk
- Homer Lodge Care Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01522 530108 950 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near LN2 5DB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LN2 5DB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- East Midlands Pharmacy Lincoln Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01522 512828 400 mWalk
- Lincoln Co-Op Chemists Ltd, 121 Monks Road Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01522 528146 400 mWalk
- Boots, 196-199 High Street Mon to Sat 8:30am to 6pm; Sun 10:30am to 4:30pm · Phone 01522 524303 500 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near LN2 5DB?
The nearest vets to the centre of LN2 5DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Lincoln Veterinary Hospital Phone +441522800333 1.5 kmCycle
- Linc Vet 5.0 kmCycle
- Rase Veterinary Centre Phone +44 1522 581 548 5.0 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the LN2 5 sector
What do homes sell for near LN2 5DB?
Homes in LN2 5 sold for a typical £146,250 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 56 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £133,500 from 70 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Semi-detached £160,000 7 sales
- Terraced £145,000 46 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole LN2 district: a typical £240,000 from 512 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near LN2 5DB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,080 homes in the neighbourhood around LN2 5DB. Over half of them (93%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Lincoln for 2026‑27: £2,323. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,549 (band A) to £2,323 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,549.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 1,000 (93%) | £1,549 |
| Band B | about 50 (5%) | £1,807 |
| Band C | about 20 (2%) | £2,065 |
| Band D | about 10 (1%) | £2,323 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £2,839 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,356 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £3,872 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,646 |
When the homes were built
- 34% Before 1900
- 6% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 38% 1965 to 1982
- 1% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- 5% 2020 or later
Averages for Lincoln before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LN2 5DB is in (ONS area E01026126), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near LN2 5DB?
Police.uk records 830 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LN2 5DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: bicycle theft 25, burglary 24, robbery 20, vehicle crime 14, other crime 12, drugs 10, possession of weapons 8, theft from the person 3.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for LN2 5DB
- Ward
- Abbey
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Lincoln
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- May 2008
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- GOV.UK links to council services
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
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