LN3 5BB West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cherry Willingham. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Station Road, Langworth: 99 addresses
- West Drive, Sudbrooke: 3 addresses
- Wragby Road East, Sudbrooke: 3 addresses
- Langworth Road, Scothern: 2 addresses
- Providence Row, Langworth: 2 addresses
- Station Road, Langworth: 1 address
- Nursery Close, Langworth: 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 (28% of about 1,010 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- George Hotel, 15 Main Road, Langworth, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 12 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 54 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 11 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 111 addresses are between 7 m and 14 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 49%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 52% 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 | 9.8 km |
| Market Rasen 65,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Metheringham 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Garage Langworth | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Central Bus Station Lincoln | 9.6 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 34.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 78.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Nettleham Medical Practice | 4.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 4.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Welton Dental Care | 5.9 km |
| Hospital | Lincoln County Hospital (Nuh) | 8.2 km |
| Police station | Lincs Police Unison Branch | 5.1 km |
| Cash machines | Lincolnshire Co-op - Nettleham, Nettleham Cashzone | 4.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,260 m² | 2.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,170 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stainton by Langworth village cross, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stainton by Langworth village cross | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Langworth Holt | Wood | 120 m east |
| Station Plantation | Wood | 900 m west |
| South Moor | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| New Oak Holt | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Barlings Park | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 25 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 103 |
73 of the postcode's 111 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Station Road.