LN9 5LU

Horncastle · East Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Horncastle
Local authority
East Lindsey
Postcode district
LN9
Postcode sector
LN9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LN9 5BH 167 m
LN9 5AT 186 m
LN9 5BQ 271 m
LN9 5FS 276 m
LN9 5AU 290 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LN9 5LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LN
Postcode district
LN9
Postcode sector
LN9 5
Latitude
53.216730
Longitude
-0.120081
British National Grid easting
525,624
British National Grid northing
370,499

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
E00132281
Lower layer super output area
East Lindsey 011C · E01026066
Middle layer super output area
East Lindsey 011 · E02005434

Postcode source versions

Explore LN9

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40a, Elmhirst Road, Horncastle, LN9 5LU 22 October 2010 £116,000
39, Elmhirst Road, Horncastle, LN9 5LU 28 June 2002 £128,000
39, Elmhirst Road, Horncastle, LN9 5LU 3 September 1999 £62,000

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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    788 m
  2. Horncastle Primary School

    Academy converter

    927 m
  3. St Lawrence School

    Academy special converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
398
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 164
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Other crime 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

8 female, 16 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LN9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HORNCASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C83027

    1.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Chestnut Close

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.2 miles
  • Holly Close

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.2 miles
  • Corn Close

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.3 miles
  • Mark Avenue

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.4 miles
  • Ashwood Close

    BCT · Horncastle

    0.4 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

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 788 m.

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

Recorded crime

398 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 164 events.

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