LN1 2BL

Stow · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lincoln
Ward
Stow
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
LN1
Postcode sector
LN1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN1 2BY 89 m
LN1 2BN 104 m
LN1 2BA 132 m
LN1 2BX 176 m
LN1 2YX 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN1 2BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN1
Postcode sector
LN1 2
Latitude
53.317782
Longitude
-0.664204
British National Grid easting
489,084
British National Grid northing
380,924

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Stow · E05009651
Parish or community
E04006059
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134153
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 007B · E01026404
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 007 · E02005498

Postcode source versions

Explore LN1

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Hawthorn Walk, Sturton By Stow, Lincoln, LN1 2BL 15 March 2016 £210,000
3, Hawthorn Walk, Sturton By Stow, Lincoln, LN1 2BL 26 November 2010 £170,000
5, Hawthorn Walk, Sturton By Stow, Lincoln, LN1 2BL 15 June 2010 £40,250

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Sturton by Stow Primary School

    Community school

    134 m
  2. The Marton Academy

    Academy converter

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
94
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Other crime 6
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
LN1 2 residents
12,148

Age bands in LN1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

1,712 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

1,022 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

2,479 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

3,589 residents

Age 65 and over
28.4%

3,497 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, WILLINGHAM BY STOW, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 5JZ

    ODS code C83074

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • School Lane

    BCT · Sturton by Stow

    0.1 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Sturton by Stow

    0.1 miles
  • The Glebe

    BCT · Sturton by Stow

    0.2 miles
  • The Glebe

    BCT · Sturton by Stow

    0.3 miles
  • Spencer Court

    BCT · Sturton by Stow

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 007B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,530 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sturton by Stow Primary School is the nearest published school at 134 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

94 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.