LN3 4NT Lincoln
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Lincoln in 2026-27: Band D £2,323 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,549 | £1,807 | £2,065 | £2,323 | £2,839 | £3,356 | £3,872 | £4,646 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (62% of about 1,160 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, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 3 m and 19 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lincoln 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Hykeham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Saxilby 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Sherbrooke Street Tower Estate | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Central Bus Station Lincoln | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Broadgate Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Shuttleworth House Car Park | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 39.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 70.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glebe Park Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 940 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carlton Mews Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Lincoln County Hospital (Nuh) | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Lincoln Abbey Police Office | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Lincolnshire Co-op - Carlton Centre, Carlton Centre, Outer Circle Road Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Carlton Community Garden 5,760 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Monks' Abbey Recreation Ground 1.0 ha | 950 m |
| Allotments | Wragby Road Allotments 4.8 ha | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monk's Abbey, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monk's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Lincoln Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
| Greetwell medieval village, cultivation and post-medieval garden remains | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Lime kilns at The Dell, off Wragby Road | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Brayford Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km west |
| PC Wood | Wood | 4.0 km north |
| Ballast Holes | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km west |
| Swan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 24 | 24 |
None of the postcode's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 35% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 17% | 1% |
| Social rented | 64% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.