Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for LN4 1BF
Lincoln
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LN4 1BF
Coordinates
53.2205, -0.4303
Grid reference
TF049704
Easting
504,901
Northing
370,415
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C5X6HC9+5V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Lincoln
ITL Region
North Kesteven
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16739
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16739 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near LN4 1BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near LN4 1BF
Counts are for Heighington & Washingborough electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY -31%
20100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.0%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian54.0%
No religion39.4%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6419.9%
35–4917.6%
65–7413.2%
75–849.7%
25–349.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Any member 66+17.8%
All members 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Other11.3%
+ 8 other households · 30.5%
Administrative Information
North Kesteven
Local Authority
Council AreaSleaford and North Hykeham E14001476
Constituency
E14001476Lincolnshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Heighington & Washingborough
Constituency code
E14001476
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Washingborough
International Territorial Level
North Kesteven
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Lincolnshire
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lincolnshire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lincolnshire ICB - 71E
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Kesteven 005B E01026205
E01026205MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Kesteven 005 E02005457
E02005457LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Kesteven 005B E01026205
E01026205MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Kesteven 005 E02005457
E02005457Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:57 AM
Sunrise
5:47 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
5:47 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2010
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~16 years
Active Duration
2010 -> PresentMay 2010 — Introduced
Postcode LN4 1BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 16739
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01026205 and MSOA E02005457 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LN4 1BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2010
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~16 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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