England · E10000019

Driving in Lincolnshire.

Understand the people and transport context around you, then plan the questions to ask about lessons, private practice or your teaching business.

Resident population

794,009

Mid-year estimate · 2025

Residents aged 17–24

66,142

Sum of published single-year ages · 2025

Households without a car or van

16.4%

Census 2021 · 54,834 households

Context for planning, not a demand forecast.

Residents aged 17–24 are not necessarily learners. Adults learn at many ages. A household vehicle may not be suitable, available or insured for private practice. A provider business address does not establish pickup coverage.

Age detail

Usual residents · mid-2025
Age Residents
Age 16 8,986
Age 17 9,007
Age 18 8,351
Age 19 8,484
Age 20 8,852
Age 21 8,579
Age 22 7,568
Age 23 7,647
Age 24 7,654

Household vehicle availability

Households · Census 2021
Category Households
Total: All households 333,550
No cars or vans in household 54,834
1 car or van in household 141,075
2 cars or vans in household 99,979
3 or more cars or vans in household 37,662

Census counts use statistical disclosure control. Categories and dates remain source-specific.

Instructor business and affordability context

Registered driving-school enterprises

20

SIC 85530 · 2025 · rounded to the nearest five

These are VAT/PAYE registered enterprises based at an address in this area. Many small sole traders are excluded; one enterprise can employ several instructors. This industry classification also includes some flying schools. Use it alongside actual provider information when researching a teaching business.

ONS UK Business Counts through Nomis . A published zero can be rounded; it does not mean there are no instructors.

English deprivation summaries · 2025

These figures describe relative deprivation in areas. They do not tell you whether an individual can afford lessons or qualifies for support. Lower-tier and upper-tier summaries use different comparison groups. Explore the original measures below; ranks cannot be compared with another UK nation’s index.

County and unitary authority summary · 2024 boundaries
IMD · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IMD - Average rank 17,917.3
IMD - Rank of average rank 80
IMD - Average score 22.239
IMD - Rank of average score 82
IMD - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0897
IMD - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 67
IMD25 - Extent 0.1799
IMD25 - Rank of extent 77
IMD25 - Local concentration 31,713.26
IMD25 - Rank of local concentration 69
Income · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Income - Average rank 16,745.13
Income - Rank of average rank 87
Income - Average score 0.213
Income - Rank of average score 90
Income - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0529
Income - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 90
Income scale 164,878
Rank of Income Scale 13
Employment · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Employment - Average rank 17,886.76
Employment - Rank of average rank 79
Employment - Average score 0.137
Employment - Rank of average score 75
Employment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0874
Employment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 67
Employment scale 63,373.5
Rank of Employment Scale 14
Education · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Education, Skills and Training - Average rank 19,738.67
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average rank 50
Education, Skills and Training - Average score 26.701
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average score 45
Education, Skills and Training - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.1379
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 43
Health · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average rank 17,472.52
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average rank 76
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average score 0.058
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average score 74
Health Deprivation and Disability - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0851
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 65
Crime · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Crime - Average rank 13,799.06
Crime - Rank of average rank 116
Crime - Average score -0.246
Crime - Rank of average score 113
Crime - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0782
Crime - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 73
Barriers · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average rank 22,421.25
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average rank 32
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average score 27.819
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average score 26
Barriers to Housing and Services - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.2276
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 24
Living · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Living Environment - Average rank 14,596.24
Living Environment - Rank of average rank 102
Living Environment - Average score 18.63
Living Environment - Rank of average score 95
Living Environment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0851
Living Environment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 72
IDACI · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IDACI - Average rank 17,918.79
IDACI - Rank of average rank 84
IDACI - Average score 0.352
IDACI - Rank of average score 87
IDACI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0575
IDACI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 81
IDAOPI · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IDAOPI - Average rank 14,435.14
IDAOPI - Rank of average rank 93
IDAOPI - Average score 0.147
IDAOPI - Rank of average score 98
IDAOPI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0391
IDAOPI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 100

Corrected November 2025 v2 workbooks. Original labels and units are retained: proportions run from 0 to 1, and index scores are not percentages. Source and methodology .

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Download registered enterprise counts and all imported deprivation domains · Open Government Licence v3.0. Different source periods remain separate.

Traffic and road safety

Annual traffic and reported injury collisions on the same official authority code.

Funding and support

Check the conditions attached to assistance with driving costs.

Instructor business context

Explore what respondents reported about workload, pupils and professional development.

Sources and geography

Population: ONS estimates through Nomis. Vehicle availability: ONS Census 2021 through Nomis. Population and census years are different. Nomis geography groups: county / unitary. Joins use the exact official area code, not a similarity in names. Counties and districts can overlap. Download counts, status flags and input checksums.