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LN4

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bracebridge Heath and Branston, in North Kesteven and East 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 LN4 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In LN4, 67.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£245,000
705th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
40,689
436th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How LN4 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

LN4Middle
Median sale price13 postcode districts, LN · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in LN13 areas from £195,000 to £310,000. The middle area is £230,000. LN4 is £245,000.
£245,000joint 3rd most expensive
Population13 postcode districts, LN · 2021
Population: every postcode district in LN13 areas from 5,894 to 64,923. The middle area is 17,750. LN4 is 40,689.
40,6893rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage13 postcode districts, LN · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in LN13 areas from 36.4% to 92.7%. The middle area is 70.9%. LN4 is 67.3%.
67.3%4th lowest
Claimant rate13 postcode districts, LN · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in LN13 areas from 1.8% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.7%. LN4 is 2.0%.
2.0%2nd lowest

Is LN4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LN4 at a rate of 48.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.2 per 1,000 people across LN.

In August 2026 alone, 187 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LN4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (824), anti-social behaviour (451) and other crime (303).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LN4 was 44.6 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 LN4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LN4 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in LN4

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
East Lindsey 016A1,39046.9 per 1,000656.9%
East Lindsey 016B2,50442.6 per 1,000514.6%
East Lindsey 016C1,99660.5 per 1,000614.1%
East Lindsey 016D1,615194.2 per 1,000218.3%
North Kesteven 001A1,66972.1 per 1,000994.9%
North Kesteven 001B1,91830.4 per 1,0001098.1%
North Kesteven 001C1,73519.2 per 1,0001092.2%
North Kesteven 001D1,95144.0 per 1,000885.6%
North Kesteven 001E1,59537.5 per 1,000997.6%
North Kesteven 001F1,85222.9 per 1,0001094.3%
North Kesteven 004C2,20545.2 per 1,000699.9%
North Kesteven 004D1,90272.3 per 1,000592.0%
North Kesteven 005A1,86843.1 per 1,000759.7%
North Kesteven 005B1,69034.2 per 1,000578.9%
North Kesteven 005C1,98761.0 per 1,000835.9%
North Kesteven 005D1,49331.4 per 1,000793.5%
North Kesteven 005E1,69947.6 per 1,000499.5%
North Kesteven 007A1,44736.1 per 1,000669.4%
North Kesteven 007B2,77647.5 per 1,000334.8%
North Kesteven 007C2,44329.7 per 1,000459.2%
North Kesteven 008A1,32523.1 per 1,000629.4%
North Kesteven 012D1,27573.3 per 1,000364.9%

MPs for LN4

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 LN44

Postcode sectors in LN44

Councils LN4 covers2

Postcode districts next to LN48

Nearest rail stations1

More in the LN postcode area2

LN4 in brief

LN4 is a postcode district covering Bracebridge Heath and Branston, in North Kesteven and East Lindsey.

About 41,828 people lived in LN4 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 647 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in LN4 was £245,000 in 2025.

LN4 had 40,689 usual residents at the census.

In LN4, 67.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In LN4, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.