LN6 8RE

Hykeham Central · North Kesteven · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Kesteven
Postcode district
LN6
Postcode sector
LN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN6 8QS 43 m
LN6 8LB 107 m
LN6 8LA 133 m
LN6 8RD 143 m
LN6 8RH 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN6 8RE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN6
Postcode sector
LN6 8
Latitude
53.189980
Longitude
-0.591603
British National Grid easting
494,200
British National Grid northing
366,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Kesteven · E07000139
Parish or community
E04012157
Output area
E00133136
Lower layer super output area
North Kesteven 014C · E01026218
Middle layer super output area
North Kesteven 014 · E02006867

Postcode source versions

Explore LN6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Ling Moor Primary Academy

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    395 m
  2. Sir Robert Pattinson Academy

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    418 m
  3. North Kesteven Academy

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    528 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,031
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 435
  • Anti social behaviour 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Shoplifting 68
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LN6 8 residents
10,759

Age bands in LN6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,579 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,009 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

2,289 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,726 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

2,524 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 straight-line

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOOR LANE, NORTH HYKEHAM, LINCOLN, LN6 9AY

    ODS code C83025

    443 m

  • BRANT ROAD & SPRINGCLIFFE SURGERY

    291 BRANT ROAD, LINCOLN, LN5 9AB

    ODS code C83078

    2.3 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83082

    3.0 km

  • THE WOODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JASMIN ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 0QQ

    ODS code C83041

    3.0 km

  • BOULTHAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOULTHAM PARK ROAD, LINCOLN, LN6 7SS

    ODS code C83014

    3.1 km

  • THE HEATH SURGERY

    LONDON ROAD, BRACEBRIDGE HEATH, LINCOLN, LN4 2LA

    ODS code C83046

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Asda Layby

    BCT · North Hykeham

    0.0 miles
  • Asda Goods Entrance

    BCT · North Hykeham

    0.1 miles
  • Asda Goods Entrance

    BCT · North Hykeham

    0.1 miles
  • Chatsworth Drive

    BCT · North Hykeham

    0.1 miles
  • Peak Dale

    BCT · North Hykeham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Kesteven 014C, 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

23,972 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ling Moor Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,031 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 435 events.

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