# LN4 1JQ: area report for a postcode in North Kesteven

LN4 1JQ is a postcode in North Kesteven.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Kesteven. Open the map at LN4 1JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) › [LN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4) › [LN4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. North Kesteven 005B: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **Metheringham, 8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **No property in LN4 1JQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Kesteven 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **£242,384 average price**: For the whole of North Kesteven, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **No gigabit broadband at LN4 1JQ**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LN4 1JQ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £106,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £242,384** (August 2026). North Kesteven’s average house price was £242,384 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,305** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Kesteven earned a median of £37,305 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 135th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in North Kesteven costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.2** (2025). North Kesteven has a deprivation score of 13.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 68th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Kesteven 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). North Kesteven 005B has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,687th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £209,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Kesteven 005B was £209,000 in 2025. Joint 7,329th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,690** (2021). North Kesteven 005B had 1,690 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,952nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.9%** (January 2026). In North Kesteven 005B, 78.9% 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.

## LN4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LN4 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,689** (2021). LN4 had 40,689 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 436th most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in LN4 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.3%** (January 2026). In LN4, 67.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven)
- Centre: 53.2098, -0.4156

Council: [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sleaford and North Hykeham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sleaford-and-north-hykeham): Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4156,53.2098,LN41JQ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4-1jq.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4-1jq