# LN6 3LQ: area report for a postcode in North Kesteven

LN6 3LQ 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 LN6 3LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) › [LN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln6) › [LN6 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln6-3)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 300% on July. North Kesteven 014E: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **Hykeham, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **No property in LN6 3LQ 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=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, North Kesteven 014E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **£242,384 average price**: For the whole of North Kesteven, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LN6 3LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LN6 3LQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Willows School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-willows-school-e152281) | Special | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Fortuna School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fortuna-school-e134229) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2023 | – |
| [Leslie Manser Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leslie-manser-primary-school-e120509) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Kingsdown Nursery School, Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kingsdown-nursery-school-lincoln-e126562) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Ling Moor Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ling-moor-primary-academy-e138748) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hughs-catholic-primary-a-voluntary-academy-e139627) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Lancaster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lancaster-school-e120686) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Lincoln Birchwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lincoln-birchwood-junior-school-e120508) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £201,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| July 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| March 2025 | £147,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| July 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| November 2025 | £257,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| January 2026 | £154,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| September 2023 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 550 m |
| July 2025 | £580,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hykeham (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)

## 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 014E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.1** (2025). North Kesteven 014E has a deprivation score of 7.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,163rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Kesteven 014E was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,244** (2021). North Kesteven 014E had 2,244 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,469th 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In North Kesteven 014E, 98.1% 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.

## LN6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LN6 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 64,923** (2021). LN6 had 64,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 69th 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: 30%** (2022). About 30% of people in LN6 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In LN6, 92.7% 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: 53.2019, -0.6021

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=-0.6021,53.2019,LN63LQ

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