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LN3 5AN

Dunholme and Welton · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lincoln
Ward
Dunholme and Welton
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
LN3
Postcode sector
LN3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN3 5AW 394 m
LN3 5AB 511 m
LN3 5AH 642 m
LN3 5AP 1.1 km
LN3 5AJ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN3 5AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN3
Postcode sector
LN3 5
Latitude
53.327147
Longitude
-0.372159
British National Grid easting
508,514
British National Grid northing
382,369

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
E04006077
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00133975
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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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Gables, Wickenby, Lincoln, LN3 5AN 30 July 2004 £192,000
Lilac Cottage, Wickenby, Lincoln, LN3 5AN 3 March 2003 £225,000
The Gables, Wickenby, Lincoln, LN3 5AN 1 November 2000 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Acacia School

    Other independent special school

    1.7 km

  2. Faldingworth Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
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 0.5% 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+
42.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
42.9%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
71.4%
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

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.3 miles

  • St Peter & St Lawrence Church

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.3 miles

  • St Peter & St Lawrence Church

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.3 miles

  • Letter Box

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.4 miles

  • Letter Box

    BCT · Wickenby

    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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Acacia School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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