LN5 9DS

Waddington Rural · North Kesteven · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lincoln
Local authority
North Kesteven
Postcode district
LN5
Postcode sector
LN5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN5 9BE 78 m
LN5 9UX 93 m
LN5 9DR 112 m
LN5 9BG 154 m
LN5 9DL 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN5 9DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN5
Postcode sector
LN5 9
Latitude
53.181277
Longitude
-0.559954
British National Grid easting
496,334
British National Grid northing
365,874

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Kesteven · E07000139
Parish or community
E04005843
Output area
E00133243
Lower layer super output area
North Kesteven 004F · E01026238
Middle layer super output area
North Kesteven 004 · E02005456

Postcode source versions

Explore LN5

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Walnut Close, Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9DS 22 January 2019 £153,000
12, Walnut Close, Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9DS 29 March 2018 £185,000
16, Walnut Close, Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9DS 27 May 2009 £132,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Waddington Redwood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    269 m
  2. Acorn Free School

    Free schools alternative provision

    871 m
  3. The Meadows Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 185
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Public order 23
  • Other theft 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

13 female, 13 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.7
LN5 9 residents
12,611

Age bands in LN5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

2,187 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,330 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

3,467 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

3,596 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

2,733 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN5 9 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
0%

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

7

within 5 km

  • BRANT ROAD & SPRINGCLIFFE SURGERY

    291 BRANT ROAD, LINCOLN, LN5 9AB

    ODS code C83078

    887 m

  • THE HEATH SURGERY

    LONDON ROAD, BRACEBRIDGE HEATH, LINCOLN, LN4 2LA

    ODS code C83046

    2.4 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOOR LANE, NORTH HYKEHAM, LINCOLN, LN6 9AY

    ODS code C83025

    2.6 km

  • BOULTHAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOULTHAM PARK ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 7SS

    ODS code C83014

    3.3 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83082

    4.9 km

  • THE WOODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83041

    4.9 km

  • HEART OF LINCOLN HEALTH GROUP

    60 PORTLAND STREET, LINCOLN, LN5 7LB

    ODS code C83001

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lime Crescent

    BCT · Waddington

    0.1 miles
  • Lime Crescent

    BCT · Waddington

    0.1 miles
  • 404 Brant Road

    BCT · Waddington

    0.1 miles
  • Valley Road

    BCT · Waddington

    0.1 miles
  • Cedar Close

    BCT · Waddington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Kesteven 004F, 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

25,889 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Waddington Redwood Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 185 events.

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