LN9 5AB

Horncastle · East Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Lindsey
Postcode district
LN9
Postcode sector
LN9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN9 5AA 28 m
LN9 5AN 47 m
LN9 5AD 90 m
LN9 5AE 116 m
LN9 5GD 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN9 5AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN9
Postcode sector
LN9 5
Latitude
53.209604
Longitude
-0.123748
British National Grid easting
525,400
British National Grid northing
369,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
East Lindsey · E07000137
Parish or community
E04005665
Westminster constituency
Louth and Horncastle · E14001343
Output area
E00132261
Lower layer super output area
East Lindsey 011C · E01026066
Middle layer super output area
East Lindsey 011 · E02005434

Postcode source versions

Explore LN9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
1
Secondary
2
  1. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle

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    110 m
  2. Horncastle Primary School

    Academy converter

    950 m
  3. St Lawrence School

    Academy special converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
512
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LN9 5 residents
5,081

Age bands in LN9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

615 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

446 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

874 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

1,499 residents

Age 65 and over
30.7%

1,523 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • HORNCASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

    THE OLD VICARAGE, SPILSBY ROAD, HORNCASTLE, LN9 6AL

    ODS code C83027

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Mountview Garage

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.0 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth School Bus Park

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.1 miles
  • Mountview Garage

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.1 miles
  • Reindeer Close

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.1 miles
  • Elson Way

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Lindsey 011C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,701 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 2 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle is the nearest published school at 110 m.

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

Recorded crime

512 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

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