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Pelham Bridge & South Common: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Pelham Bridge & South Common neighbourhood of Lincoln, England (ONS area Lincoln 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes LN4, LN5, LN6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LN5 7TQ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Lincoln

Pelham Bridge & South Common is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Lincoln (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £125,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Lincoln (1.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Lincoln Central, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£125,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.04; 5 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£37,800

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Pelham Bridge & South Common sits in Lincoln

  • Typical house price: the lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Lincoln
  • Average household income: the lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Lincoln

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Pelham Bridge & South Common

House prices: Pelham Bridge & South Common against Lincoln: This neighbourhood £29k (1995) to £147k (2026); Lincoln £37k (1995) to £190k (2026).£51k£176k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£147kLincoln£190k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Lincoln, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Lincoln, 3 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Air quality
  • New-build activity
  • Homes improving their energy rating
  • Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Lincoln Central Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (610 m in a straight line). About 5.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 141 min); East Midlands Railway to Matlock (about 130 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jan 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Lincoln UTC 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Pelham Bridge & South Common

What is the typical house price in Pelham Bridge & South Common?

£125,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

How does Pelham Bridge & South Common compare with the rest of Lincoln?

Typical house price: the lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Lincoln. Average household income: the lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Lincoln.

Is Pelham Bridge & South Common an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Pelham Bridge & South Common gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.04; 5 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Pelham Bridge & South Common?

Lincoln Central. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (610 m in a straight line). About 5.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 141 min); East Midlands Railway to Matlock (about 130 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Pelham Bridge & South Common?

Nearest state primary school. The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jan 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Lincoln UTC. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.