LN4 3BF

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN4 3BG 629 m
LN4 3BW 914 m
LN4 3BJ 1.5 km
LN4 3BQ 1.7 km
LN4 3BE 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN4 3BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN4
Postcode sector
LN4 3
Latitude
53.144005
Longitude
-0.358963
British National Grid easting
509,860
British National Grid northing
362,017

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Kesteven · E07000139
Parish or community
E04005814
Output area
E00133098
Lower layer super output area
North Kesteven 005D · E01026212
Middle layer super output area
North Kesteven 005 · E02005457

Postcode source versions

Explore LN4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km
  2. The Metheringham Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km
  3. Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
LN4 3 residents
8,335

Age bands in LN4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,320 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

791 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

1,887 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,495 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,042 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN4 3 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    3.0 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

  • Eclipse Farm

    BCT · Blankney Barff

    1.1 miles
  • Eclipse Farm

    BCT · Blankney Barff

    1.1 miles
  • Metheringham Rail Station

    RSE · Metheringham

    1.4 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Metheringham

    1.4 miles
  • Metheringham Rail Station

    RLY · Metheringham

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Kesteven 005D, 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

22,089 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 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.