Thomas Baker Close Horncastle, East Lindsey
21 addresses across 4 postcodes (LN9), about 200 m long. USRN 12654389.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £178,595 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 12).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in East Lindsey costs £2,276 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Metheringham, about 20.6 km (13 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 39 to 41 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Horncastle Medical Group, about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £178,595 | £164,345 | £192,845 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2025 | 3 LN9 6DN | Detached | £213,600 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 1 LN9 6DN | Detached | £173,600 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 4 LN9 6DN | Semi-detached | £192,845 | New build. |
| 26 Sep 2025 | 2 LN9 6DN | Semi-detached | £164,345 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 2025 (8); 2026 (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 street: most are in band C (33% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LN9 6DN | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| LN9 6RY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
| LN9 6BU | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| LN9 6RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 39 m and 41 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN9 6BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LN9 6DN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LN9 6RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LN9 6RY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Metheringham 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 20.6 km (13 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whelpton Close Horncastle | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 44.6 km (28 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 92.1 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Horncastle Medical Group | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Horncastle War Memorial Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Horncastle Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Horncastle Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,900 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | Stafford Gardens 1.5 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Banovallum, remains of Roman wall, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Banovallum, remains of Roman wall | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Battle of Winceby 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Banovallum Carr | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Horncastle Community Woodland | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Millennium Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Elmhirst Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Mareham Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Langton Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 21 | 21 |
None of the street's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 East Lindsey: see them on the East Lindsey page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Banovallum School | Secondary | 11–16 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Horncastle Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bonnetable Road (17); On or near Mareham Road (3); On or near Clarke Court (2); On or near Whelpton Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band B, house, detached (lodged 15 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LN9 6DN: 17 addresses
- LN9 6RY: 2 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- LN9 6BU: 1 address of 117 in the postcode
- LN9 6RD: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ambrose Langley Crescent · Fairfax Close · Clarke Court · Warwickshires Way · Whelpton Close · Bonnetable Road · Lodington Court · Wellington Drive · Saxon Way · Wesley Way · Langley Way · Greenwood Close
All the streets in LN9 and across East Lindsey.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.