LN3 5AF

Dunholme and Welton · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lincoln
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
LN3
Postcode sector
LN3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN8 3QL 719 m
LN8 5SG 928 m
LN8 5SF 1.0 km
LN3 5AE 1.2 km
LN8 3QJ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN3 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN3
Postcode sector
LN3 5
Latitude
53.334751
Longitude
-0.319484
British National Grid easting
512,002
British National Grid northing
383,296

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04006015
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134070
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 003C · E01026391
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 003 · E02005494

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Top Farm, Lissington, Lincoln, LN3 5AF 29 March 2022 £730,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Legsby Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  2. Acacia School

    Other independent special school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
LN3 5 residents
3,494

Age bands in LN3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

554 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

341 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

808 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

954 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

836 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN3 5 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Linden Cottage

    BCT · Bleasby Moor

    0.4 miles
  • Linden Cottage

    BCT · Bleasby Moor

    0.4 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Bleasby Moor

    0.4 miles
  • White Hart PH

    BCT · Lissington

    0.7 miles
  • White Hart PH

    BCT · Lissington

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 003C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,256 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £730,000 from 1 recorded sale in LN3 5AF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Lindsey is £210,732 in June 2026, up 8.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Legsby Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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