LN3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cherry Willingham, Bardney and Reepham, in West Lindsey.
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 LN3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LN3, 67.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LN3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LN3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LN3 at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.2 per 1,000 people across LN.
In August 2026 alone, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LN3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (232), anti-social behaviour (159) and other crime (74).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LN3 was 50.7 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 LN3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LN3 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LN3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lindsey 011A | 2,448 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 20.8% |
| West Lindsey 011B | 1,357 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.6% |
| West Lindsey 011C | 2,541 | 25.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.2% |
| West Lindsey 011D | 1,240 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.1% |
| West Lindsey 011E | 2,180 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 46.4% |
MPs for LN3
- Sir Edward LeighConservativeMP for Gainsborough92% of LN3’s postcodes
- Mr Hamish FalconerLabourMP for Lincoln5.4% of LN3’s postcodes
- Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeMP for Sleaford and North Hykeham1.7% of LN3’s postcodes
- Victoria AtkinsConservativeMP for Louth and Horncastle1.4% of LN3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LN31
Postcode sectors in LN32
Council1
Postcode districts next to LN36
More in the LN postcode area2
LN3 in brief
LN3 is a postcode district covering Cherry Willingham, Bardney and Reepham, in West Lindsey.
About 10,681 people lived in LN3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £245,000 in 2025 across 159 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LN3 was £245,000 in 2025.
LN3 had 10,313 usual residents at the census.
In LN3, 67.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LN3, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.