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LN9 5AE

Horncastle · East Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Horncastle
Ward
Horncastle
Local authority
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Postcode district
LN9
Postcode sector
LN9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN9 5AN 70 m
LN9 5AD 74 m
LN9 5AQ 98 m
LN9 5AF 117 m
LN9 5AA 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN9 5AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN9
Postcode sector
LN9 5
Latitude
53.208591
Longitude
-0.123358
British National Grid easting
525,429
British National Grid northing
369,588

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
East Lindsey · E07000137
Electoral ward
Horncastle · E05009885
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

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
66, West Street, Horncastle, LN9 5AE 17 April 2003 £80,000
68, West Street, Horncastle, LN9 5AE 4 December 2002 £198,000

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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    154 m

  2. Horncastle Primary School

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    952 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
515
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HORNCASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C83027

    1.1 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Queen Elizabeth School Bus Park

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.1 miles

  • Reindeer Close

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.1 miles

  • Mountview Garage

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.1 miles

  • Mountview Garage

    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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

515 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.917 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.