LN9 5BD East Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Horncastle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in East Lindsey in 2026-27: Band D £2,276 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,517 | £1,770 | £2,023 | £2,276 | £2,782 | £3,287 | £3,793 | £4,552 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (28% of about 1,240 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 64 addresses are between 32 m and 37 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Metheringham 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 19.7 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Holly Close Horncastle | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 42.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 91.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Horncastle Medical Group | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 910 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 910 m |
| Hospital | Horncastle War Memorial Hospital | 860 m |
| Police station | Horncastle Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,570 m² | 630 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bain Valley Park 2.5 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 660 m |
| Allotments | Stafford Gardens 1.5 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 2, West Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m south-east. 96 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2, West Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south-east |
| Roman Wall to Rear of the Manor House | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m south-east |
| Section of Roman Wall to Rear of No 5 | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m south-east |
| Roman Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m south-east |
| Banovallum, remains of Roman wall | Scheduled monument | 890 m south-east |
| Shearman's Wath henge, 330m north of Thimbleby Mill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elmhirst Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 530 m north-east |
| Millennium Wood | Wood | 590 m east |
| Langton Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-west |
| Banovallum Carr | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Park Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| The Rookery | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 63 | 64 |
1 of the postcode's 64 addresses is 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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.