Epsom Close Lincoln
62 addresses across 3 postcodes (LN6), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23508139.
- Energy: 51 homes have an energy certificate (C: 43, D: 8).
- Flood: 17 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Lincoln costs £2,323 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hykeham, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 20 of its 62 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Woodland Medical Practice, about 560 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 17% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 237 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
51 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (15); House, semi-detached (14); Flat (13). Built: 1991-1995 (39); 1996-2002 (7); 1983-1990 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (37); owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 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 street: most are in band A (97% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 17 September 2026 to 7 October 2026: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 24 September 2026 to 16 October 2026: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 17 at medium risk and 18 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LN6 0FH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LN6 0FL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| LN6 0FJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 17 / 15 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN6 0FH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LN6 0FJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LN6 0FL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hykeham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Lincoln 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Saxilby 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mildenhall Drive Birchwood Estate | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Central Bus Station Lincoln | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 43.5 km (27 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 64.5 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Woodland Medical Practice | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Red Pepper Clinic | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Georges Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Birchwood Police station | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lincolnshire Co-op - Birchwood Centre 2, Jasmin Road Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.9 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.7 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 8.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hartsholme Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hartsholme Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Doddington Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Plantation | Wood | 270 m north |
| Skellingthorpe Moor Plantation | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Farm Belt | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Gravel Pit Plantation | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Hartsholme Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Strunch Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 62 |
20 of the street's 62 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Lancaster School | Primary | 3–7 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lincoln Birchwood Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodlands Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Kingsdown Nursery School, Lincoln | Nursery | 2–4 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Leslie Manser Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacro LN6 0LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2023 |
| Birchwood Newsagent & Post Office LN6 0PY | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 11 Oct 2023 |
| Elderberries LN6 0YR | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 103 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 61 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Epsom Road (67); On or near Epsom Close (32); On or near Cosford Close (29); On or near Halton Close (28); On or near Hurn Close (16).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Hurn Close · Mildenhall Drive · Truro Drive · Luton Close · Cosford Close · Halton Close · Epsom Road · Turner Court · Prestwick Close · Andover Close · Pinewood Crescent · Henlow Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.