LN8 3SP West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced November 2013. Ward: Market Rasen. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Lime Walk, Market Rasen: 47 addresses
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 (57% 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
- 19 Oxford Street, Market Rasen, permissioned (250 m)
- Tradelights, 19 Oxford Street, permissioned (250 m)
- 35 Queen Street, Market Rasen: up to 5 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Land between 27 and 31 Union Street, permissioned (340 m)
- Market Rasen Day Centre, Gordon Field, Market Rasen: up to 5 homes, permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 18 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 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 11 are in areas at high risk, 14 medium, 17 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 47 addresses are between 23 m and 25 m above sea level (24 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 station | Market Rasen 65,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Telephone Box Market Rasen | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 21.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 91.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Rasen Surgery | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Old Police Station | 620 m |
| Hospital | Lincoln County Hospital (Nuh) | 21.2 km |
| Police station | Market Rasen Police Station | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Market Rasen Queen Street Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest De Aston Field 1.6 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest The Bell Playground 6,600 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,110 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Methodist Centenary Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m south-west. 51 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Methodist Centenary Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-west |
| Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m west |
| Chapel Hill moated site: a medieval hermitage | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walesby Road Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Hamilton Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-east |
| Skinner's Lane Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 2.0 km east |
| Willingham Forest | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
| River Rase (South Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 47 |
4 of the postcode's 47 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Lime Walk.