LN2 3WL

Dunholme and Welton · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
LN2
Postcode sector
LN2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN2 3WB 54 m
LN2 3WU 54 m
LN2 3XS 54 m
LN2 3SU 56 m
LN2 3JB 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN2 3WL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2008
Terminated
1 July 2012
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN2
Postcode sector
LN2 3
Latitude
53.299535
Longitude
-0.480833
British National Grid easting
501,342
British National Grid northing
379,138

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04005980
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00133970
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 008A · E01026372
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 008 · E02005499

Postcode source versions

Explore LN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. William Farr CofE Comprehensive School

    Academy converter

    203 m
  2. Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    883 m
  3. Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    916 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 136
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Public order 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LN2 3 residents
6,947

Age bands in LN2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,182 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

735 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

1,418 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,971 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,651 residents

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WELTON FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE

    4 CLIFF ROAD, WELTON, LINCOLN, LN2 3JH

    ODS code C83037

    831 m

  • NETTLEHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 LODGE LANE, NETTLEHAM, LINCOLN, LN2 2RS

    ODS code C83031

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • William Farr School Bus Park

    BCT · Welton

    0.2 miles
  • William Farr School

    BCT · Welton

    0.2 miles
  • William Farr School

    BCT · Welton

    0.2 miles
  • Monckton Way

    BCT · Dunholme

    0.4 miles
  • Monckton Way

    BCT · Dunholme

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 008A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,805 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. William Farr CofE Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 203 m.

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

Recorded crime

268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 136 events.

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