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Thinking of living at LN5 7DH? 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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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Eastgate Club | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Squash | Lincoln College (Deans Sport And Leisure) | 850 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Lincoln Christs Hospital School | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Eastgate Club | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Golf | Virtually Golf | 150 m | 3 |
| Football | LNER Stadium | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Yarborough Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Lincoln Canoe Club | 210 m | 1 |
| Exercise | PureGym | 290 m | 1 |
| Fitness | PureGym | 290 m | 1 |
| Billiards | Rileys | 430 m | 1 |
| Climbing | Freeklime Lincoln | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Yarborough Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Croquet | Hartsholme Cricket Club and North Hykeham Croquet Club | 3.2 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, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
The nearest bus stop is NCP Car Park, 50 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes Walk, and, Ride); 107 departures an hour from the 25 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 7 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Lincoln UTC, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 46.1 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 5% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asia Supermarket Food2go, 150 m away; Spar (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Brayford Medical Practice (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, The Tanning Shop is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Lincoln County Hospital, 1.8 km 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: 75 restaurants and cafés and 31 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Gourmet Alley is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Slug & Lettuce the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (28 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 188 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 43% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Cathedral and City Centre, West Parade and Brayford).
There are 86 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 39% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is St Mark's Square, 250 m away; for exercise, PureGym (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Humberside is 41 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 116 km.
60 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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| 5.4 km |
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| Burton Hathow Preparatory School | Independent | 6.2 km | – |
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Many neighbours rent: 51% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
It's young: 68% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 61% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Lincoln, 350 m 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.