Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in Lincoln
Homes in Lincoln sold for an average £182,294, up 0.3% on a year ago. That is more than in 12% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +1.2% a year, about the same as the +2.0% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £182,294
- Change in a year
- +0.3%
- −3.0% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 12%
- of UK councils
Lincoln: +8.1% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Lincoln
- East Midlands
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
Show the numbers
| Month | Lincoln | East Midlands | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £184,914 (£173,000–£196,828) | £244,375 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £184,695 (£173,394–£195,997) | £244,173 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £184,477 (£173,804–£195,151) | £243,971 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £184,259 (£174,231–£194,287) | £243,770 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £184,041 (£174,679–£193,402) | £243,568 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £183,822 (£175,153–£192,492) | £243,366 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £183,604 (£175,660–£191,548) | £243,165 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £183,386 (£176,209–£190,562) | £242,963 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £183,167 (£176,817–£189,518) | £242,762 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £182,949 (£177,509–£188,389) | £242,560 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £182,731 (£178,338–£187,123) | £242,358 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £182,512 (£179,442–£185,583) | £242,157 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £182,294 | £241,955 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £185,738 | £241,060 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £183,575 | £238,396 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £185,187 | £242,610 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £182,562 | £242,002 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £181,680 | £241,579 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £181,195 | £241,087 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £183,692 | £240,921 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £187,995 | £240,597 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £186,683 | £240,489 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £184,291 | £240,774 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £182,173 | £239,659 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £181,667 | £240,801 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £183,010 | £237,763 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £184,284 | £234,828 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £186,037 | £233,359 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £185,965 | £228,979 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £184,357 | £240,072 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £183,680 | £236,450 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £180,394 | £236,516 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £179,563 | £237,904 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £179,304 | £235,874 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £180,344 | £236,104 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £179,989 | £234,886 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £175,070 | £234,304 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £177,292 | £233,319 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £175,698 | £228,627 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £179,890 | £230,613 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £176,178 | £227,940 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £173,384 | £227,703 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £171,621 | £227,623 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £170,921 | £227,053 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £173,298 | £229,757 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £175,363 | £233,029 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £179,339 | £232,325 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £180,809 | £233,437 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £182,251 | £235,914 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £180,111 | £233,810 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £183,342 | £232,790 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £181,036 | £229,615 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £183,115 | £230,965 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £178,750 | £229,868 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £182,340 | £232,456 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £180,844 | £235,315 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £185,692 | £237,956 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £184,016 | £237,753 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £185,429 | £237,264 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £181,302 | £236,940 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £180,199 | £237,151 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £175,346 | £233,487 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £176,440 | £231,038 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £175,438 | £226,878 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £177,744 | £224,769 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £175,964 | £222,760 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £175,039 | £221,012 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £172,932 | £219,956 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £173,464 | £218,318 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £174,802 | £216,112 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £173,636 | £212,790 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £168,571 | £217,444 | £245,371 |
Reports for Lincoln
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £173,000 and £196,828 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £184,914
- Chance of a rise
- 61%
At the average sale price, a home costs £182,294. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £841 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 15%
- Payment, one income
- 29%
Owning the average home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £947
- Owning per month
- £858
100.0% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 0
- Per 1,000 residents
- 0.0
Figures for United Kingdom: Lincoln has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 1995. The deepest began in August 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −17.6%
- Recovery from the low
- 66 months
In 2025 the population fell by 1,593 while 10 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 10
- Population change, 2025
- −1,593
5.8% of the 45,115 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.8%
- Empty homes
- 2,615
In 2025, 59% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 59%
Other councils in East Midlands
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire Dales | £341,776 | −0.4% |
| Harborough | £341,706 | +5.0% |
| Rushcliffe | £329,528 | −1.0% |
| Rutland | £307,406 | −2.7% |
| Blaby | £293,412 | +3.4% |
| West Northamptonshire | £289,726 | +0.2% |
| Melton | £286,469 | +4.1% |
| North West Leicestershire | £282,397 | +1.7% |
| Charnwood | £270,351 | +0.4% |
| High Peak | £265,635 | +6.4% |
| South Kesteven | £265,305 | +4.0% |
| South Derbyshire | £259,537 | +2.0% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | £258,960 | −0.1% |
| Oadby and Wigston | £257,504 | −1.5% |
| North East Derbyshire | £253,012 | +5.3% |
| North Northamptonshire | £252,884 | +0.1% |
| Broxtowe | £251,231 | −4.0% |
| Gedling | £245,028 | +2.1% |
| North Kesteven | £242,384 | +1.4% |
| Newark and Sherwood | £236,524 | +3.2% |
| Amber Valley | £232,141 | +2.7% |
| Leicester | £226,881 | −1.5% |
| South Holland | £226,156 | +1.8% |
| Erewash | £218,506 | +1.4% |
| Bassetlaw | £211,488 | +2.7% |
| West Lindsey | £210,754 | +1.2% |
| Derby | £210,076 | +2.7% |
| East Lindsey | £208,075 | −0.9% |
| Chesterfield | £202,519 | +3.0% |
| Nottingham | £189,547 | −1.8% |
| Ashfield | £189,498 | +2.3% |
| Mansfield | £184,895 | −2.0% |
| Bolsover | £183,198 | +1.5% |
| Lincoln | £182,294 | +0.3% |
| Boston | £180,174 | −1.1% |