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Thinking of living at LN2 5HT? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Westgate Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln | Primary | 1.5 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Lincoln UTC | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lincoln Christ's Hospital School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 38.3 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lincoln Castle Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 40.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lincoln Minster School | Independent | 400 m | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LN2 5HT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Eastgate Club | 620 m | 14 |
| Squash | Lincoln College (Deans Sport And Leisure) | 200 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Eastgate Club | 620 m | 4 |
| Swimming | Lincoln Christs Hospital School | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Golf | Virtually Golf | 990 m | 3 |
| Football | LNER Stadium | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Yarborough Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Billiards | Rileys | 650 m | 1 |
| Canoe | Lincoln Canoe Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Exercise | PureGym | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Fitness | PureGym | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Yarborough Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Freeklime Lincoln | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Croquet | Hartsholme Cricket Club and North Hykeham Croquet Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Cherry Willingham Cricket Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Lincoln Central, about a 10-minute walk (900 m).
The nearest bus stop is Cheviot Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 951, M2); 10 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lincoln UTC, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 46.1 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lincolnshire Co-op Monks Road Food Store, 350 m away, with Lincolnshire Co-op Monks Road Pharmacy closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Abbey Medical Practice (150 m), with Lincoln Co-Op Chemists the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Hair By Gino is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Lincoln County Hospital, 200 m away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 64% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 48 restaurants and cafés and 20 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Arboretum Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Dog & Bone Lincoln the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (25 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 216 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 65 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 26% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Arboretum, 200 m away; for exercise, My Gym (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Humberside is 39 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 117 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
43 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Lincoln, 1.3 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.