The first of a series on places to work looks at what it's like to live in Lincolnshire
  • About 646,000 people live in Lincolnshire and the county council – which has vacancies in the commissioning and contracting unit responsible for its Supporting People work – employs 15,000 of them.

  • The county is on the east coast, around 120 miles north of London.

  • Lincoln itself is home to 85,595 people, and other major conurbations include the seaside towns of Grimsby and Skegness and the market town of Boston.

  • The average price for a two-bedroom semi-detached house is £74,710. Band D council tax would cost you £1085.22.

  • Lincolnshire's seven district councils have a total stock of 35,409 houses between them. The vacancy rate is around 8% for council stock and 5% for housing association stock.

  • In parts of the county, there is reasonably low demand, meaning short waiting lists.

  • As well as the respected Boston Grammar School, there are comprehensives with excellent reputations as well as several specialist schools such as the LSST – the Lincoln School of Science and Techonology.

  • Local attractions include the Wolds, an area of outstanding beauty protected by the National Trust, and the Cathedral Quarter, which includes Lincoln Castle and cathedral as well as several Roman ruins, is breathtaking. n Lincolnshire's coast is also worth a mention, with several beaches and areas to visit. For a trip to the seaside, Spilsbury or Skegness are the places to go. Twitchers will enjoy the birdlife at Gibraltar Point.

  • Anyone in search of a more literary pursuit can join the Tennyson Society, which studies the work of the former poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson, who lived in Somersby. There's also a museum dedicated to him.

  • Ferries run to the continent from nearby Hull – or it's just a short journey to East Midlands Airport in Derby.

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    Housing Today