LN8 2BY

Waddingham and Spital · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
LN8
Postcode sector
LN8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN8 2BL 595 m
LN8 2AW 1.1 km
LN8 2AX 1.3 km
LN8 2AP 1.3 km
LN8 2AN 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN8 2BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN8
Postcode sector
LN8 2
Latitude
53.401356
Longitude
-0.525027
British National Grid easting
498,163
British National Grid northing
390,403

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04005990
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134184
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 005D · E01026411
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 005 · E02005496

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Hemswell Cliff Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km
  2. Normanby Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LN8 2 residents
1,826

Age bands in LN8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

264 residents

Age 15 to 24
7%

128 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

359 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

584 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

499 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.

Nearby transport

  • The Monck's Arms PH

    BCT · Caenby Corner

    1.0 miles
  • The Monck's Arms PH

    BCT · Caenby Corner

    1.0 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Glentham

    1.3 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Glentham

    1.3 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Bishop Norton

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,333 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hemswell Cliff Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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