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Home to 16,855 people, this town lies in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
Homes are affordable (A): a typical home costs £235,000 and rent runs £824 a month. Overall, North Hykeham earns an A−, which places it #9 of 61 in Lincolnshire. On that grade it does better than 84% of UK towns. Jobs & income is another plus (B+): mean household income £53,718; 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Natural hazards weigh more here: 0.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety, B for schools, B− for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things North Hykeham does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far North Hykeham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside North Hykeham’s built-up area.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near North Hykeham. Best known first.
CathedralLincoln Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleLincoln Castle4.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumLincoln Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic house · English HeritageMedieval Bishop's Palace4.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumUsher Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumInternational Bomber Command Centre3.6 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in North Hykeham.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
No town in Lincolnshire has fewer listed buildings for its size than North Hykeham. Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
64% of pupils at the town’s 4 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 6 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Some 3,263 pupils attend North Hykeham’s four primaries and two secondaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fosse Way AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 531 | C |
| Sir Robert Pattinson AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,310 | B+ |
| Ling Moor Primary AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 415 | A |
Private renters make up 14% of households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). 8% of households rent from a council or housing body. Behind the median of £235,000: 803 standard sales inside North Hykeham’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £274,250 | 410 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 250 |
| Terraced | £190,500 | 110 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 33 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes saw 6.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 54% of the crimes. Police figures for North Hykeham’s built-up area: 756 crimes and 272 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
39% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. The next most common way to work was walking (6%).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
83% of North Hykeham’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with England’s towns (82%) and above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%). One GP practice serves the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Disability touches 17% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | North Hykeham | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (18%). Typical age in North Hykeham: 42.8, the median. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| North Hykeham | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hykeham | 16,855 | — | A− | A | B | B− |
| South Hykeham | 1,070 | 1.1 | — | A | B− | B− |
| Waddington | 6,828 | 1.9 | A | A+ | A− | C+ |
| Bracebridge Heath | 5,794 | 2.6 | A− | A+ | B+ | B |
| Lincoln | 104,553 | 3.3 | D− | C+ | D | D |
| Skellingthorpe | 3,116 | 3.3 | B+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Witham St Hughs | 3,483 | 3.7 | A | A | B | B |
| Bassingham | 1,511 | 4.3 | — | A− | A | B− |
South Hykeham and Bassingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £235,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £120,000, terraced houses £190,500, semi-detached houses £225,000 and detached houses £274,250.
Town in Lincolnshire, England
North Hykeham is a built-up area of 16,855 people, in the North Kesteven council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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