LN4 2HF

Metheringham Rural · North Kesteven · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Kesteven
Postcode district
LN4
Postcode sector
LN4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN4 2GR 358 m
LN4 2HD 799 m
LN4 2AZ 938 m
LN4 2AY 1.0 km
LN4 2FW 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN4 2HF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN4
Postcode sector
LN4 2
Latitude
53.162618
Longitude
-0.394886
British National Grid easting
507,411
British National Grid northing
364,033

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Kesteven · E07000139
Parish or community
E04005801
Output area
E00133094
Lower layer super output area
North Kesteven 005C · E01026211
Middle layer super output area
North Kesteven 005 · E02005457

Postcode source versions

Explore LN4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km
  2. Nocton Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. The Metheringham Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
60
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Burglary 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LN4 2 residents
8,699

Age bands in LN4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,452 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

847 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,998 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

2,555 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,768 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
100%

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CHURCH WALK SURGERY

    CHURCH WALK, METHERINGHAM, LINCOLN, LN4 3HA

    ODS code C83062

    2.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Wasps Nest

    0.6 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Dunston

    1.0 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Dunston

    1.0 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Dunston

    1.0 miles
  • The Terrace

    BCT · Dunston

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Kesteven 005C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,652 of 33,755

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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

60 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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