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LN5 8SW

Witham · Lincoln · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lincoln
Ward
Witham
Local authority
Lincoln
Constituency
Lincoln
Postcode district
LN5
Postcode sector
LN5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN5 9TU 115 m
LN5 9TS 124 m
LN5 8SD 149 m
LN5 8SB 150 m
LN5 9TT 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN5 8SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN5
Postcode sector
LN5 8
Latitude
53.194769
Longitude
-0.551644
British National Grid easting
496,859
British National Grid northing
367,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Lincoln · E07000138
Electoral ward
Witham · E05010794
Parish or community
E43000110
Westminster constituency
Lincoln · E14001336
Output area
E00132721
Lower layer super output area
Lincoln 011A · E01026137
Middle layer super output area
Lincoln 011 · E02005452

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Broughton Gardens, Lincoln, LN5 8SW 27 February 2026 £210,000
51, Broughton Gardens, Lincoln, LN5 8SW 17 October 2025 £220,000
24, Broughton Gardens, Lincoln, LN5 8SW 28 March 2025 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
27
Secondary
6

  1. The Meadows Primary School

    Community school

    616 m

  2. Acorn Free School

    Free schools alternative provision

    841 m

  3. Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,493
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 589
  • Anti social behaviour 266
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Public order 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
117

55 female, 62 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
2.5
LN5 8 residents
9,697

Age bands in LN5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

1,290 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.5%

1,487 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.9%

3,068 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

2,082 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

1,112 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN5 8 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+
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
57.4%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • BRANT ROAD & SPRINGCLIFFE SURGERY

    291 BRANT ROAD, LINCOLN, LN5 9AB

    ODS code C83078

    731 m

  • THE HEATH SURGERY

    LONDON ROAD, BRACEBRIDGE HEATH, LINCOLN, LN4 2LA

    ODS code C83046

    1.1 km

  • BOULTHAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOULTHAM PARK ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 7SS

    ODS code C83014

    1.9 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOOR LANE, NORTH HYKEHAM, LINCOLN, LN6 9AY

    ODS code C83025

    3.1 km

  • HEART OF LINCOLN HEALTH GROUP

    60 PORTLAND STREET, LINCOLN, LN5 7LB

    ODS code C83001

    3.3 km

  • BRAYFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWLAND HEALTH CENTRE, 34 NEWLAND, LINCOLN, LN1 1XP

    ODS code C83626

    4.0 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 MONKS ROAD, LINCOLN, LN2 5HR

    ODS code C83051

    4.2 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83082

    4.3 km

  • THE WOODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83041

    4.3 km

  • CLIFF HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    82 BURTON ROAD, LINCOLN, LN1 3LJ

    ODS code C83073

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Broughton Gardens

    BCT · Brant Road

    0.0 miles

  • Broughton Gardens

    BCT · Brant Road

    0.0 miles

  • Glendon Close

    BCT · Brant Road

    0.1 miles

  • Helsby Road

    BCT · Brant Road

    0.1 miles

  • Parker Avenue

    BCT · Brant Road

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lincoln 011A, 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

22,975 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
6
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £202,500 from 8 recorded sales in LN5 8SW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lincoln is £183,298 in June 2026, down 0.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Meadows Primary School is the nearest published school at 616 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,493 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 589 events.

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