LN8 5LW

Tetford & Donington · East Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Lindsey
Postcode district
LN8
Postcode sector
LN8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN8 5LN 503 m
LN9 5PA 1.1 km
LN8 5LJ 1.5 km
LN8 5LP 2.1 km
LN8 5LH 2.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN8 5LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN8
Postcode sector
LN8 5
Latitude
53.289741
Longitude
-0.163508
British National Grid easting
522,516
British National Grid northing
378,545

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
East Lindsey · E07000137
Parish or community
E04005710
Westminster constituency
Louth and Horncastle · E14001343
Output area
E00132320
Lower layer super output area
East Lindsey 007A · E01026071
Middle layer super output area
East Lindsey 007 · E02005430

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. The Donington-on-Bain School

    Community school

    4.5 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

  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LN8 5 residents
3,366

Age bands in LN8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

456 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

282 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

680 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

888 residents

Age 65 and over
28.2%

905 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

  • Ranby Hill

    BCT · Ranby

    0.1 miles
  • Ranby Hill

    BCT · Ranby

    0.1 miles
  • Ranby Hall Farm

    BCT · Ranby

    0.4 miles
  • Ranby Hall Farm

    BCT · Ranby

    0.4 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Ranby

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Lindsey 007A, 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

13,725 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Donington-on-Bain School is the nearest published school at 2.8 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 Burglary with 1 events.

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