LN1 2LR West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Saxilby. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Saxilby Road, Saxilby: 82 addresses
- Lincoln Road, Saxilby: 2 addresses
- Enterprise Road, Saxilby: 1 address
- Lindsey Way, Saxilby: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in West Lindsey in 2026-27: Band D £2,354 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,570 | £1,831 | £2,093 | £2,354 | £2,877 | £3,401 | £3,924 | £4,709 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (44% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 26 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 86 addresses are between 3 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 27%, gigabit 27% of premises; 2% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Saxilby 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Lincoln 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Hykeham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Hodson's Depot Saxilby | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Central Bus Station Lincoln | 7.7 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 39.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 66.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Glebe Practice | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | The Red Pepper Clinic | 5.5 km |
| Hospital | St Georges Hospital | 5.7 km |
| Police station | Saxilby Police Office | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Lincolnshire Co-op - Saxilby, Saxilby Cashzone | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 2.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,720 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of medieval nunnery, Broadholme, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Site of medieval nunnery, Broadholme | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Magtree Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Broadholme Gorse | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Old Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Skellingthorpe Big Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Kew's Holt | Wood | 3.1 km east |
| Burton Waters | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 7 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 71 |
14 of the postcode's 86 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 15 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Saxilby Road.