LN1 3BD

Castle · Lincoln · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lincoln
Ward
Castle
Local authority
Lincoln
Constituency
Lincoln
Postcode district
LN1
Postcode sector
LN1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN1 3AD 59 m
LN1 3BG 66 m
LN1 3BE 73 m
LN1 3AS 105 m
LN1 3AX 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN1 3BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN1
Postcode sector
LN1 3
Latitude
53.236128
Longitude
-0.540436
British National Grid easting
497,514
British National Grid northing
372,002

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Lincoln · E07000138
Electoral ward
Castle · E05010788
Parish or community
E43000110
Westminster constituency
Lincoln · E14001336
Output area
E00132786
Lower layer super output area
Lincoln 003D · E01026148
Middle layer super output area
Lincoln 003 · E02005444

Postcode source versions

Explore LN1

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Westgate, Lincoln, LN1 3BD 20 February 2023 £480,000
18, Westgate, Lincoln, LN1 3BD 11 September 2017 £445,000
26, Westgate, Lincoln, LN1 3BD 7 October 2016 £480,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Westgate Academy

    Academy converter

    121 m
  2. Lincoln UTC

    University technical college

    558 m
  3. The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln

    Voluntary controlled school

    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,280
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,333
  • Anti social behaviour 1,020
  • Shoplifting 888
  • Public order 543
  • Criminal damage and arson 395

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.0
LN1 3 residents
9,391

Age bands in LN1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

1,360 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.6%

1,651 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

2,657 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

2,190 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

1,548 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN1 3 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

12

within 5 km

  • CLIFF HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    82 BURTON ROAD, LINCOLN, LN1 3LJ

    ODS code C83073

    434 m

  • BRAYFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWLAND HEALTH CENTRE, 34 NEWLAND, LINCOLN, LN1 1XP

    ODS code C83626

    704 m

  • ABBEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 MONKS ROAD, LINCOLN, LN2 5HR

    ODS code C83051

    886 m

  • HEART OF LINCOLN HEALTH GROUP

    60 PORTLAND STREET, LINCOLN, LN5 7LB

    ODS code C83001

    1.4 km

  • LINDUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CABOURNE COURT, LINCOLN, LN2 2JP

    ODS code C83009

    1.7 km

  • MINSTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CABOURNE COURT, LINCOLN, LN2 2JP

    ODS code C83072

    1.7 km

  • GLEBE PARK SURGERY

    UNIT 1A, THE CARLTON CENTRE, OUTER CIRCLE ROAD, LINCOLN, LN2 4WA

    ODS code C83079

    2.3 km

  • BOULTHAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOULTHAM PARK ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 7SS

    ODS code C83014

    3.1 km

  • THE HEATH SURGERY

    LONDON ROAD, BRACEBRIDGE HEATH, LINCOLN, LN4 2LA

    ODS code C83046

    4.4 km

  • WASHINGBOROUGH SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, WASHINGBOROUGH, LINCOLN, LN4 1BN

    ODS code C83058

    4.8 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83082

    4.9 km

  • THE WOODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83041

    4.9 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

  • Westgate School

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate School

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles
  • Bailgate Methodist Church

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles
  • Lawn Visitor Centre

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles
  • Tourist Information Centre

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lincoln 003D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,710 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £480,000 from 1 recorded sale in LN1 3BD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lincoln is £183,298 in June 2026, down 0.5% year on year.

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Westgate Academy is the nearest published school at 121 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,280 published events cover 12 months, averaging 523.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,333 events.

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