Lincoln Court is in a quiet part of Acomb, next to Windsor House Residential Home. Nearby is a small supermarket and a pharmacy. There is a regular bus service to Acomb, which is a busy shopping centre, and to York itself.
There are 21 one bed-roomed flats and 6 flatlets. Each flatlet has a living room, with a sleeping area which can be curtained off. Each has a fully fitted kitchen, a bathroom and lavatory, and a walk-in storage cupboard. All flats and flatlets have a telephone point, television socket and central heating. There is a lift and three staircases to the first and second floor.
The building is fully covered by a fire alarm system with smoke detectors in all corridors, and each flat is fitted with a fire detector.
There is some parking space for tenants.
Lincoln Court lies is in the area covered by the Kingsway West Resident's Association, and all tenants are welcome to attend these meetings.