LN6 5AF

Skellingthorpe & Eagle · North Kesteven · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Kesteven
Constituency
Lincoln
Postcode district
LN6
Postcode sector
LN6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN6 5AE 6 m
LN6 5UU 159 m
LN6 5UT 173 m
LN6 5UR 241 m
LN6 5RD 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN6 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN6
Postcode sector
LN6 5
Latitude
53.234618
Longitude
-0.611221
British National Grid easting
492,793
British National Grid northing
371,740

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Kesteven · E07000139
Parish or community
E04005831
Westminster constituency
Lincoln · E14001336
Output area
E00133178
Lower layer super output area
North Kesteven 003F · E01026226
Middle layer super output area
North Kesteven 003 · E02005455

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    396 m
  2. Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School

    Community school

    724 m
  3. Woodlands Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
317
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 126
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Public order 21
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LN6 5 residents
3,219

Age bands in LN6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

450 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

267 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

623 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

985 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

968 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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83082

    2.1 km

  • THE WOODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83041

    2.1 km

  • BOULTHAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOULTHAM PARK ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 7SS

    ODS code C83014

    4.3 km

  • CLIFF HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    82 BURTON ROAD, LINCOLN, LN1 3LJ

    ODS code C83073

    4.4 km

  • BRAYFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C83626

    4.5 km

  • HEART OF LINCOLN HEALTH GROUP

    60 PORTLAND STREET, LINCOLN, LN5 7LB

    ODS code C83001

    5.0 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

  • Veterinary Surgery

    BCT · Skellingthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Veterinary Surgery

    BCT · Skellingthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Waterloo Lane

    BCT · Skellingthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Waterloo Lane

    BCT · Skellingthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Church Road

    BCT · Skellingthorpe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Kesteven 003F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,452 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 396 m.

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

Recorded crime

317 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 126 events.

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