# LN8 5RQ: area report for a postcode in East Lindsey

LN8 5RQ is a postcode in East Lindsey.

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 East Lindsey. Open the map at LN8 5RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) › [LN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln8) › [LN8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. East Lindsey 007C: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **Market Rasen, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **No property in LN8 5RQ 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=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, East Lindsey 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **£214,508 average price**: For the whole of East Lindsey, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **No gigabit broadband at LN8 5RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LN8 5RQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **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=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Venture Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/venture-independent-school-e152484) | Special | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Wragby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wragby-primary-school-e120488) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £242,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £195,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2023 | £225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2023 | £205,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £122,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE WRAGBY SURGERY (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Wragby New (250 m, Lincolnshire Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £214,508** (July 2026). East Lindsey’s average house price was £214,508 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £31,516** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Lindsey earned a median of £31,516 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 6th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in East Lindsey costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.4** (2025). East Lindsey has a deprivation score of 30.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 36th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Lindsey 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.6** (2025). East Lindsey 007C has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,701st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £209,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Lindsey 007C was £209,498 in 2025. 7,360th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,591** (2021). East Lindsey 007C had 2,591 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 709th 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: 13.0%** (January 2026). In East Lindsey 007C, 13.0% 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.

## LN8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £241,123** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LN8 was £241,123 in 2025. 687th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,750** (2021). LN8 had 17,750 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,152nd least 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in LN8 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: 40.4%** (January 2026). In LN8, 40.4% 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: [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey)
- Centre: 53.2849, -0.3040

Council: [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Louth and Horncastle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/louth-and-horncastle): Victoria Atkins (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), July 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=-0.3040,53.2849,LN85RQ

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