LN8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Market Rasen, in West Lindsey 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 LN8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LN8, 40.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LN8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LN8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LN8 at a rate of 70.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.2 per 1,000 people across LN.
In August 2026 alone, 123 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LN8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (411), anti-social behaviour (277) and other crime (220).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LN8 was 54.1 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 LN8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LN8 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LN8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lindsey 007A | 2,101 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 27.7% |
| East Lindsey 007C | 2,591 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 13.0% |
| West Lindsey 003A | 1,796 | 128.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.0% |
| West Lindsey 003B | 1,817 | 178.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 58.0% |
| West Lindsey 003C | 1,976 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 77.4% |
| West Lindsey 003D | 3,047 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.3% |
| West Lindsey 003E | 1,091 | 105.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 4.2% |
| West Lindsey 005D | 2,447 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 12.2% |
| West Lindsey 008D | 1,914 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 53.4% |
MPs for LN8
- Sir Edward LeighConservativeMP for Gainsborough74% of LN8’s postcodes
- Victoria AtkinsConservativeMP for Louth and Horncastle26% of LN8’s postcodes
- Martin VickersConservativeMP for Brigg and Immingham0.1% of LN8’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 LN82
Postcode sectors in LN85
Councils LN8 covers2
Postcode districts next to LN89
Nearest rail stations1
More in the LN postcode area2
LN8 in brief
LN8 is a postcode district covering Market Rasen, in West Lindsey and East Lindsey.
About 18,163 people lived in LN8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £241,123 in 2025 across 358 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LN8 was £241,123 in 2025.
LN8 had 17,750 usual residents at the census.
In LN8, 40.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LN8, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.