LN8 3WL West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced October 2023. Ward: Market Rasen. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Lyall Close, Market Rasen: 4 addresses
- Caistor Road, West Lindsey: 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 C (27% of about 1,460 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
- 35 Queen Street, Market Rasen: up to 5 homes, permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 23 m and 28 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 | 1.4 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Fern Drive Market Rasen | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 20.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 91.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Rasen Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Old Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Lincoln County Hospital (Nuh) | 21.8 km |
| Police station | Market Rasen Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Market Rasen Queen Street Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,110 m² | 450 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,110 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m south. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Skinner's Lane Plantation | Wood | 870 m north-west |
| Walesby Road Plantation | Wood | 910 m east |
| Middle Rasen Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Hamilton Hill | Hill | 1.5 km east |
| Walesby Moor | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Cowdyke | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 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 7 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 Lyall Close.