LN1 3SW

Minster · Lincoln · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN2 2JL 90 m
LN2 2JJ 98 m
LN2 2EY 118 m
LN1 3FB 134 m
LN1 3SL 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN1 3SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN1
Postcode sector
LN1 3
Latitude
53.245807
Longitude
-0.536450
British National Grid easting
497,758
British National Grid northing
373,084

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Lincoln · E07000138
Electoral ward
Minster · E05010791
Parish or community
E43000110
Westminster constituency
Lincoln · E14001336
Output area
E00132859
Lower layer super output area
Lincoln 001C · E01026166
Middle layer super output area
Lincoln 001 · E02005442

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Thonock Close, Lincoln, LN1 3SW 1 July 2025 £359,400
3, Thonock Close, Lincoln, LN1 3SW 26 October 2021 £275,000
8, Thonock Close, Lincoln, LN1 3SW 3 September 2021 £417,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
17
Secondary
6
  1. Lincoln Castle Academy

    Academy converter

    197 m
  2. Lincoln Bishop University

    Higher education institutions

    252 m
  3. The St Francis Special School, Lincoln

    Community special school

    431 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,631
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,396
  • Anti social behaviour 569
  • Shoplifting 561
  • Public order 250
  • Criminal damage and arson 234

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

23 female, 21 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
90.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • LINDUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CABOURNE COURT, LINCOLN, LN2 2JP

    ODS code C83009

    863 m

  • MINSTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CABOURNE COURT, LINCOLN, LN2 2JP

    ODS code C83072

    863 m

  • CLIFF HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    82 BURTON ROAD, LINCOLN, LN1 3LJ

    ODS code C83073

    958 m

  • ABBEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 MONKS ROAD, LINCOLN, LN2 5HR

    ODS code C83051

    1.7 km

  • BRAYFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C83626

    1.8 km

  • GLEBE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83079

    2.0 km

  • HEART OF LINCOLN HEALTH GROUP

    60 PORTLAND STREET, LINCOLN, LN5 7LB

    ODS code C83001

    2.5 km

  • BOULTHAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOULTHAM PARK ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 7SS

    ODS code C83014

    4.2 km

  • NETTLEHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 LODGE LANE, NETTLEHAM, LINCOLN, LN2 2RS

    ODS code C83031

    4.4 km

  • WASHINGBOROUGH SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, WASHINGBOROUGH, LINCOLN, LN4 1BN

    ODS code C83058

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Lincoln Bishop University

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles
  • Thonock Close

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles
  • BGU Cafe

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles
  • Lincoln Bishop University

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles
  • Newport

    BCT · Lincoln

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lincoln 001C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,351 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £359,400 from 3 recorded sales in LN1 3SW. 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

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lincoln Castle Academy is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,631 published events cover 12 months, averaging 302.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,396 events.

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