# LN13

Postcode district covering Alford, in East Lindsey.

LN13 is a postcode district covering Alford, in East Lindsey. Median sale price £225,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 65.5 per 1,000 people. About 8,378 people.

Postcode district. Code LN13. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LN13 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LN13 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,214** (2021). LN13 had 8,214 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 627th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 42%** (2022). About 42% of people in LN13 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.6%** (January 2026). In LN13, 72.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LN13) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 42% of people in LN13 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=LN13) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 92 homes were sold in LN13 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LN13) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LN13.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LN13) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LN13 had 8,214 usual residents at the census.

## How LN13 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LN13 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £225,000 | 4th cheapest | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2025 |
| Population | 8,214 | 3rd least populated | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 42% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 72.6% | 6th highest | 13 postcode districts, LN · Jan 2026 |

## Is LN13 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LN13 at a rate of 65.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.2 per 1,000 people across the LN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LN13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (220), anti-social behaviour (154) and other crime (71).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LN13 was 56.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LN13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LN13 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LN13

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Lindsey 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026042) | 1,743 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [East Lindsey 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026043) | 1,811 | 76.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [East Lindsey 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026044) | 1,374 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 47.2% |
| [East Lindsey 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026113) | 1,977 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 42.5% |
| [East Lindsey 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026117) | 1,936 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.6% |

## Your MP

- [Louth and Horncastle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/louth-and-horncastle): Victoria Atkins (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 77% of the people here.
- [Boston and Skegness](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness): Richard Tice (Reform UK), MP since July 2024. 23% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LN13

[Alford, Withern & Willoughby](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/alford-withern-and-willoughby)

## Postcode sectors in LN13

[LN13 0 (131 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13-0), [LN13 3 (2 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13-3), [LN13 9 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13-9)

## Council

[East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey)

## Postcode districts next to LN13

[LN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln11), [LN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln12), [PE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23), [PE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe24)

## More in the LN postcode area

[All LN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LN13 in brief

LN13 is a postcode district covering Alford, in East Lindsey.
About 8,378 people lived in LN13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 92 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 65.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LN13 was £225,000 in 2025.
LN13 had 8,214 usual residents at the census.
About 42% of people in LN13 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LN13, 72.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LN13
- Postcode area: [LN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln)
- Constituency: [Louth and Horncastle †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/louth-and-horncastle)
- Council: [East Lindsey †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey)
- Area: 174 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,378*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 29

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln11), [PE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe24), [PE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23), [LN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln12)

## Latest updates for LN13

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LN13

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13