LN6 7UY Lincoln
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boultham. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Hunt Lea Avenue, Lincoln: 4 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Lincoln in 2026-27: Band D £2,323 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,549 | £1,807 | £2,065 | £2,323 | £2,839 | £3,356 | £3,872 | £4,646 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (54% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lincoln 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hykeham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Saxilby 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mayfair Avenue Lincoln | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Central Bus Station Lincoln | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | University of Lincoln Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 42.5 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 66.8 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boultham Park Medical Practice | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Treeline Dental Care Lincoln | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | St Georges Hospital | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Lincolnshire Police - Boultham Police Station | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lincolnshire Co-op - Parklands, Boultham Park Road Cashzone | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boultham Park 19 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,720 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Skellingthorpe Road Recreation Grounds 6.5 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boultham Glebe Allotments 7.0 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Helen, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Helen | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Boultham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| St Mary's Guild Hall (John O'Gaunt's Stables) | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Hartsholme Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| White Friar's House, Akrills Court | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| St Mary's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Swan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Boultham Moor | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Ballast Holes | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Fen Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Hartsholme Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lincoln: see them on the Lincoln page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hunt Lea Avenue.