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LN12 9AA

Alford · East Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Alford
Local authority
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Postcode district
LN12
Postcode sector
LN12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN12 9AN 0 m
LN13 3AR 0 m
LN13 3AX 0 m
LN13 9ET 0 m
LN13 9JE 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN12 9AA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2005
Terminated
1 July 2017
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN12
Postcode sector
LN12 9
Latitude
53.255848
Longitude
0.167363
British National Grid easting
544,683
British National Grid northing
375,393

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
East Lindsey · E07000137
Electoral ward
Alford · E05009873
Parish or community
E04005590
Westminster constituency
Louth and Horncastle · E14001343
Output area
E00132158
Lower layer super output area
East Lindsey 008B · E01026043
Middle layer super output area
East Lindsey 008 · E02005431

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
2

  1. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy

    Academy converter

    368 m

  2. Alford Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
307
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 128
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Public order 16
  • Other crime 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MERTON LODGE SURGERY

    33 WEST STREET, ALFORD, LN13 9HT

    ODS code C83032

    573 m

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

  • Beeching Industrial Estate

    BCT · Alford

    0.0 miles

  • Beeching Industrial Estate

    BCT · Alford

    0.0 miles

  • Hunts Coach Depot

    BCT · Alford

    0.1 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth School

    BCT · Alford

    0.2 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth School

    BCT · Alford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Lindsey 008B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,100 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

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

Schools

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 2 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy is the nearest published school at 368 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

307 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 128 events.

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