LN8 2EF West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced December 1996. Ward: Waddingham and Spital. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Chapel Meadows, Normanby-by-Spital: 9 addresses
- Caenby Road, Caenby: 5 addresses
- Private Lane, Normanby-by-Spital: 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 (22% 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Caenby Road, Caenby, Glentham, Lincolnshire, permissioned (730 m)
- Willows Garden Centre Ltd, Gainbsborough Road, Glentham: up to 7 homes, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 15 addresses are between 16 m and 27 m above sea level (22 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Market Rasen 65,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Methodist Church Glentham | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 22.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 83.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Ingham Surgery | 8.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 9.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Welton Dental Care | 9.8 km |
| Hospital | St Georges Hospital | 17.0 km |
| Police station | Welton Police Office | 9.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 690 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Owmby Cricket Club 1.9 ha | 2.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gravestone at Church of St Nicholas, 8 Paces From East End of Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gravestone at Church of St Nicholas, 8 Paces From East End of Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| Norton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bracken's Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Newel Well Hill | Hill | 2.3 km west |
| New Close Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Ash Holt | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Fishpond Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km north-west |
| Toft Newton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 15 |
6 of the postcode's 15 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 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 15% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 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 Chapel Meadows.