PE24 4EA East Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wainfleet. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Skegness Road, Wainfleet All Saints: 4 addresses
- Mount Pleasant, Wainfleet All Saints: 1 address
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 A (72% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wainfleet (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 14-22, BARKHAM STREET, grade II
- 29 AND 31, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II
- 3-12, BARKHAM STREET, grade II
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 addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Wainfleet 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Havenhouse 900 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Thorpe Culvert 790 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mount Pleasant Wainfleet All Saints | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Skegness | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 65.2 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 110 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hawthorn Medical Practice | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wainfleet Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | Mint Dental Care Skegness | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Skegness & District General Hospital | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Skegness Police Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Wainfleet, Wainfleet All Saints Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,140 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 380 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| Wainfleet All Saints market cross | Scheduled monument | 150 m south-west |
| The Magdalen College School | Scheduled monument | 320 m south |
| Magdalen College School, Now Library | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south |
| Medieval salt workings | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Marsh | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Decoy Wood | Wood | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
| Croft Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) east |
| Outer Marsh | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
| Burgh Sluice Relief Channel | Tidal water | 4.9 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 5 |
4 of the postcode's 5 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 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 | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Skegness Road.