LN7 6BL West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced November 2020. Ward: Kelsey Wold. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 (19% of about 1,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- North Kelsey War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land adjacent to Little London Farm, Little London, North Kelsey: up to 3 homes, permissioned (410 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 addresses are about 10 m above sea level.
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 | Brigg 1,640 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km |
| Barnetby 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Demand Responsive Area North Kelsey | 410 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cary Lane Brigg | 7.1 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 9.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 91.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hibaldstow Medical Practice | 6.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.8 km |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 18.6 km |
| Police station | Brigg Police Station | 7.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Village Green 350 m² | 460 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 230 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,990 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval fishpond complex and associated features at North Kelsey Grange, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval fishpond complex and associated features at North Kelsey Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sheepcote Hill | Hill | 810 m south-west |
| Drabbles Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-east |
| Brandicar Covert | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Sadney Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Harding's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Cadney Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 10 |
3 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 6 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.