LN3 5BL

Cherry Willingham · 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
LN3 5BN 452 m
LN3 5DH 1.1 km
LN3 5BZ 1.2 km
LN3 5BP 1.3 km
LN3 5BH 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN3 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN3
Postcode sector
LN3 5
Latitude
53.286562
Longitude
-0.407680
British National Grid easting
506,249
British National Grid northing
377,801

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04006056
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00133984
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 011E · E01026373
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 011 · E02005502

Postcode source versions

Explore LN3

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Springfield, Stainton By Langworth, Lincoln, LN3 5BL 25 February 2021 £328,000
Fair Lea Barn, Stainton By Langworth, Lincoln, LN3 5BL 22 May 2020 £420,000
The Paddock, Stainton By Langworth, Lincoln, LN3 5BL 20 July 2018 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  2. Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.5 km
  3. Reepham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 5
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Other crime 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

38 female, 44 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.6
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 2.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
3%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
30.3%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Scothern Lane

    BCT · Stainton by Langworth

    0.0 miles
  • Scothern Lane

    BCT · Stainton by Langworth

    0.0 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Stainton by Langworth

    0.1 miles
  • The Old School House

    BCT · Langworth

    0.7 miles
  • The Old School House

    BCT · Langworth

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 011E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,375 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ellison Boulters Church of England 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

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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