LN6 0SL

Birchwood · Lincoln · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lincoln
Local authority
Lincoln
Constituency
Lincoln
Postcode district
LN6
Postcode sector
LN6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN6 0UL 135 m
LN6 0SN 140 m
LN6 0FY 141 m
LN6 3QA 148 m
LN6 0SJ 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN6 0SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN6
Postcode sector
LN6 0
Latitude
53.213566
Longitude
-0.604383
British National Grid easting
493,295
British National Grid northing
369,407

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Lincoln · E07000138
Electoral ward
Birchwood · E05010785
Parish or community
E43000110
Westminster constituency
Lincoln · E14001336
Output area
E00185330
Lower layer super output area
Lincoln 007F · E01034690
Middle layer super output area
Lincoln 007 · E02005448

Postcode source versions

Explore LN6

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Aldergrove Close, Lincoln, LN6 0SL 25 July 2025 £162,000
13, Aldergrove Close, Lincoln, LN6 0SL 13 July 2023 £210,000
14, Aldergrove Close, Lincoln, LN6 0SL 9 June 2023 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. The Lancaster School

    Foundation school

    201 m
  2. Leslie Manser Primary School

    Community school

    323 m
  3. Lincoln Birchwood Junior School

    Community school

    333 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,208
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 484
  • Anti social behaviour 268
  • Criminal damage and arson 152
  • Public order 70
  • Vehicle crime 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

15 female, 18 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.6
LN6 0 residents
13,952

Age bands in LN6 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,464 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,477 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

3,601 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

3,248 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

2,462 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN6 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
95.2%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83082

    254 m

  • THE WOODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83041

    254 m

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOOR LANE, NORTH HYKEHAM, LINCOLN, LN6 9AY

    ODS code C83025

    2.9 km

  • BOULTHAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOULTHAM PARK ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 7SS

    ODS code C83014

    2.9 km

  • BRANT ROAD & SPRINGCLIFFE SURGERY

    291 BRANT ROAD, LINCOLN, LN5 9AB

    ODS code C83078

    4.2 km

  • BRAYFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWLAND HEALTH CENTRE, 34 NEWLAND, LINCOLN, LN1 1XP

    ODS code C83626

    4.4 km

  • HEART OF LINCOLN HEALTH GROUP

    60 PORTLAND STREET, LINCOLN, LN5 7LB

    ODS code C83001

    4.5 km

  • CLIFF HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    82 BURTON ROAD, LINCOLN, LN1 3LJ

    ODS code C83073

    4.9 km

  • THE HEATH SURGERY

    LONDON ROAD, BRACEBRIDGE HEATH, LINCOLN, LN4 2LA

    ODS code C83046

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mallory Close

    BCT · Doddington Park

    0.0 miles
  • Mallory Close

    BCT · Doddington Park

    0.0 miles
  • Neighbourhood Centre

    BCT · Birchwood Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Goodwood Way

    BCT · Doddington Park

    0.1 miles
  • Neighbourhood Centre

    BCT · Birchwood Estate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lincoln 007F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,228 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £173,500 from 4 recorded sales in LN6 0SL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lincoln is £183,298 in June 2026, down 0.5% year on year.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Lancaster School is the nearest published school at 201 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,208 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 484 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.