LN1 2DW

Stow · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN1 2DP 737 m
LN1 2DL 1.1 km
DN21 5LW 1.4 km
LN1 2DN 2.0 km
DN21 5LN 2.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN1 2DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN1
Postcode sector
LN1 2
Latitude
53.337728
Longitude
-0.637042
British National Grid easting
490,851
British National Grid northing
383,177

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Stow · E05009651
Parish or community
E04006058
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134152
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 007B · E01026404
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 007 · E02005498

Postcode source versions

Explore LN1

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

    2.9 km
  2. Ingham Primary School

    Community school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

11 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
91.7%

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

2

within 5 km

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83074

    3.6 km

  • THE INGHAM SURGERY

    LINCOLN ROAD, INGHAM, LINCOLN, LN1 2XF

    ODS code C83052

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Coates

    0.1 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Normanby by Stow

    1.6 miles
  • The Glebe

    BCT · Sturton by Stow

    1.8 miles
  • The Glebe

    BCT · Sturton by Stow

    1.8 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Sturton by Stow

    1.8 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 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 1 events.

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