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LN3 5BF

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 5DR 741 m
LN3 5AH 973 m
LN3 5AB 1.1 km
LN3 5AW 1.2 km
LN3 5AX 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN3 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN3
Postcode sector
LN3 5
Latitude
53.313215
Longitude
-0.365694
British National Grid easting
508,980
British National Grid northing
380,829

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

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Barns, 3, Westlaby, Lincoln, LN3 5BF 26 September 2013 £247,000
The Barns, 2, Westlaby, Lincoln, LN3 5BF 14 December 2001 £167,000
The Barns, 1, Westlaby, Lincoln, LN3 5BF 6 December 1999 £100,000

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

    3.1 km

  2. Faldingworth Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.7
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 0.6% 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
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

  • Letter Box

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.6 miles

  • Letter Box

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.6 miles

  • St Peter & St Lawrence Church

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.7 miles

  • St Peter & St Lawrence Church

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.7 miles

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Wickenby

    0.7 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 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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