Electoral wardE05010784
Abbey ward, Lincoln
Abbey is one of 11 electoral wards of City of Lincoln Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 11,310 residents in 4,589 households — 2,769 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lincoln constituency; for county elections it is in the Park and St. Giles divisions.
Residents, 202111,310council ward average 9,438
Households4,5892.46 residents per household
Density2,769/ km²about 4.08 km² · Lincoln 2,908
Aged 65+9.5%Lincoln: 14.4% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 577
5–95.8% · 651
10–156.2% · 704
16–195.7% · 648
20–2412.4% · 1,407
25–3420.1% · 2,275
35–4920.6% · 2,332
50–6414.5% · 1,639
65–745.2% · 590
75–842.8% · 319
85+1.5% · 168
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van35.6% · 1,635
1 car or van42.7% · 1,961
2 cars or vans17.4% · 798
3 or more4.2% · 195
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lincoln overall: 50.5% owned, 21.1% social rented, 27.2% private rented.
Owned outright17.1% · 787
With mortgage21.1% · 966
Shared ownership1.4% · 63
Social rented21.4% · 980
Private rented38.7% · 1,776
Lives rent free0.4% · 17
Type of home
Detached house13.5% · 620
Semi-detached house17.7% · 811
Terraced house36.6% · 1,682
Purpose-built flat26.4% · 1,213
Converted house4.3% · 199
Other conversion0.8% · 39
Above shop / office0.6% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010784- Council
- City of Lincoln Council
- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Park, St. Giles
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 11
Other wards in the same constituency
BBirchwood17.1% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned8,932BBoultham10.2% aged 65+ · 51.6% owned11,258CCarholme9.9% aged 65+ · 42.7% owned11,227CCastle16.5% aged 65+ · 44.7% owned7,725GGlebe15.5% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned8,719HHartsholme23.3% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned8,204MMinster18.5% aged 65+ · 51.9% owned8,254MMoorland18.8% aged 65+ · 56.1% owned8,046PPark8.5% aged 65+ · 31.4% owned12,002WWitham18.9% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned8,136
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.