LN8 6EZ West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced December 1996. Ward: Wold View. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Salisbury Avenue, Brookenby: 14 addresses
- Chichester Road, Brookenby: 1 address
- Salisbury Avenue, Brookenby: 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 (67% of about 570 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Eastern part Brookenby Park, Brookenby, Binbrook Market Rasen, permissioned (350 m)
- Officers Mess, Brookenby Business Park, Binbrook, Brookenby: up to 18 homes, pending decision (350 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 16 addresses are between 74 m and 87 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 9%, 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 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Grimsby Town 439,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roland House Brookenby | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 18.4 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 103 km (64 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Binbrook Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cottingham Pharmacy | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Hospital | Diana Princess Of Wales Hospital Grimsby | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Police station | Caistor Police Office | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 660 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,790 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ash Hill long barrow in Swinhope Park, a scheduled monument, 450 m (0.3 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Hill long barrow in Swinhope Park | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Swinhope House | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Cromwell's Grave, a Neolithic long barrow 300m west of Hoe Hill Farm and associated mortuary enclosure 165m south-west of Hoe Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Port Hill | Hill | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-east |
| Orford Plantations | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Hoe Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| The Lobby | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Coronation Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| West Ravendale Valley | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the postcode's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Lindsey: see them on the West Lindsey page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Salisbury Avenue.