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LN2 3WS

Dunholme and Welton · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dunholme and Welton
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
LN2
Postcode sector
LN2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN2 3UT 0 m
LN2 3US 60 m
LN2 3BT 84 m
LN2 3UR 87 m
LN2 3UL 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN2 3WS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN2
Postcode sector
LN2 3
Latitude
53.298860
Longitude
-0.463945
British National Grid easting
502,469
British National Grid northing
379,087

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Dunholme and Welton · E05009639
Parish or community
E04005980
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00133971
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 008A · E01026372
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 008 · E02005499

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    560 m

  2. William Farr CofE Comprehensive School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 95
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Public order 15
  • Other theft 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 10

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

    1.6 km

  • NETTLEHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 LODGE LANE, NETTLEHAM, LINCOLN, LN2 2RS

    ODS code C83031

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Manor Way

    BCT · Dunholme

    0.0 miles

  • Manor Way

    BCT · Dunholme

    0.0 miles

  • Coop Store

    BCT · Dunholme

    0.1 miles

  • Coop Store

    BCT · Dunholme

    0.1 miles

  • Mainwaring Close

    BCT · Dunholme

    0.2 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 560 m.

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

Recorded crime

203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 95 events.

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