Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£166,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LN9 5BW
Skegness and Louth
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LN9 5BW
Coordinates
53.2088, -0.1135
Grid reference
TF260696
Easting
526,086
Northing
369,627
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C5X6V5P+GH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Horncastle
Travel to Work
Skegness and Louth
ITL Region
East Lindsey
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.
21121
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21121 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 & WalesProperty sales · LN9 5BW
HM Land Registry · East Lindsey
Average price
£166,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £166,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £205,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£205k£166k£127k
Apr '24Sep '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near LN9 5BW
England & WalesCrime trends · near LN9 5BW
Counts are for Horncastle 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
17
YoY stable
27140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY -55%
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.2%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian54.9%
No religion34.6%
Not answered9.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
65–7414.8%
35–4913.7%
75–8413.4%
25–349.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Any member 66+21.1%
All members 66+18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
Other11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
+ 7 other households · 24.2%
Administrative Information
East Lindsey
Local Authority
Council AreaLouth and Horncastle E14001343
Constituency
E14001343Lincolnshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Horncastle
Constituency code
E14001343
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Horncastle
International Territorial Level
East Lindsey
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
East Lindsey 011B E01026065
E01026065MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
East Lindsey 011 E02005434
E02005434LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Lindsey 011B E01026065
E01026065MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Lindsey 011 E02005434
E02005434Larger rural: Further from 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: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:59 AM
Sunrise
5:41 PM
Sunset
11 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:59 AM
Sunset (today)
5:41 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LN9 5BW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 21121
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01026065 and MSOA E02005434 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LN9 5BW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LN9 5BW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
57%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 61%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
66.2
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 33%
Attainment 8
41.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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