Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at LN6 5RB? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Woodlands Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Lincoln Birchwood Junior School | Primary | 2.2 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| The Lancaster School | Primary | 2.3 km | – |
| The Priory City of Lincoln Academy | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Priory Witham Academy | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 37.9 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Burton Hathow Preparatory School | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
| The Willows School | Independent | 3.7 km | – |
Every primary near LN6 5RB, 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 | David Lloyd (Lincoln) | 2.4 km | 7 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Lincoln) | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Lincoln) | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Croquet | Hartsholme Cricket Club and North Hykeham Croquet Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Total Fitness | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Football | Lincoln United Sports Association | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Golf | Carholme Golf Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Club house | Saxilby Sports and Social club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Freeklime Lincoln | 4.7 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 Hykeham, a drive away (4.6 km), with 209k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lincoln.
The nearest bus stop is Old Chapel Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 19, 1, 939); 6 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Priory City of Lincoln Academy, 4.0 km away; Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lincolnshire Co-op Skellingthorpe Food Store, 250 m away; Gardenfield Village Store (900 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Woodland Medical Practice (2.3 km), with Lincoln Co-Op Chemists the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Dylans Barbershop is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Lincoln County Hospital, 11 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Daisy Made Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The Plough the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 120 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 62% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 451 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Monson, 400 m away; for exercise, David LLoyd, Burton Waters (2.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 49 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 109 km.
12 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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Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Lincoln, 5.0 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.