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On Benson Crescent, in Hartsholme & Birchwood East
What it's like at LN6 3NU: every home that has sold on Benson Crescent since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Benson Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 46 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 30, Benson CrescentDetached | Sept 2022 | £368,000 | 141 m² | £2,610/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Oct 2001 | £59,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 32, Benson CrescentDetached | Oct 2016 | £190,000 | 116 m² | £1,638/m² | 3 |
| 33, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2012 | £125,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 34, Benson CrescentDetached | May 2015 | £180,000 | 101 m² | £1,782/m² | 2 |
| 35, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Jan 2021 | £155,000 | 57 m² | £2,719/m² | 6 |
| 36, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2006 | £107,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 37, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Nov 1997 | £38,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 38, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £152,500 | 56 m² | £2,723/m² | 3 |
| 39, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £126,995 | 61 m² | £2,082/m² | 3 |
| 41, Benson CrescentSemi-detached · company-owned | Oct 2021 | £158,000 | 54 m² | £2,926/m² | 3 |
| 42, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2002 | £58,750 | 66 m² | £890/m² | 2 |
| 43, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Jun 1999 | £45,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 44, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Sept 1997 | £45,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 46, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Jan 2021 | £156,000 | 63 m² | £2,476/m² | 4 |
| 47, Benson CrescentDetached | Apr 2005 | £175,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 48, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £190,000 | 66 m² | £2,879/m² | 5 |
| 50, Benson CrescentSemi-detached · company-owned | Mar 2007 | £138,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 52, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £160,000 | 65 m² | £2,462/m² | 3 |
| 54, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Feb 1996 | £49,000 | 77 m² | £636/m² | 1 |
| 56, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £151,000 | 82 m² | £1,841/m² | 2 |
| 60, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £190,000 | 55 m² | £3,455/m² | 7 |
| 62, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | May 2021 | £145,000 | 70 m² | £2,071/m² | 3 |
| 64, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Apr 2021 | £144,000 | 55 m² | £2,618/m² | 5 |
| 66, Benson CrescentSemi-detached · company-owned | Jan 2026 | £154,000 | 54 m² | £2,852/m² | 6 |
| 68, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £125,000 | 84 m² | £1,488/m² | 2 |
| 70, Benson CrescentSemi-detached | Aug 1998 | £37,000 | 56 m² | £661/m² | 1 |
| 72, Benson CrescentDetached | Oct 2023 | £370,000 | 189 m² | £1,958/m² | 3 |
| 74, Benson CrescentDetached | Jan 2025 | £320,000 | 104 m² | £3,077/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Hykeham, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 209k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lincoln.
The nearest bus stop is Sadler Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (route 9); 15 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Leslie Manser Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 46% 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, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Booker Cash & Carry, 450 m away; Purely Treats (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Woodland Medical Practice (1.1 km), with Amcare the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Diva Hair & beauty is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Lincoln County Hospital, 5.6 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
NMB-Minebea UK is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Swan Holme Tavern the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
Bungalow country: 24% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Birchwood Nature Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Total Fitness (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Humberside is 43 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 113 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is University of Lincoln, 4.5 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.
10 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.
Lincoln constituency: Mr Hamish Falconer MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 8,793 (20.9%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 18%, Green Party 7%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near LN6 3NU →
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Lincoln since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 46 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 1 of 33 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.6% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 6.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 51 min
Nearest: Great Central Railway (Nottingham) · about 48 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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