PE23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Spilsby, in 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 PE23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In PE23, 38.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How PE23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is PE23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PE23 at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across PE.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PE23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (244), anti-social behaviour (138) and other crime (88).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PE23 was 69.5 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 PE23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PE23 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in PE23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lindsey 009A | 1,293 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 61.9% |
| East Lindsey 009B | 2,101 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 7.5% |
| East Lindsey 013C | 1,139 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 27.8% |
| East Lindsey 013D | 1,208 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 26.1% |
| East Lindsey 013E | 1,836 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 53.6% |
| East Lindsey 013F | 1,389 | 149.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 44.4% |
MPs for PE23
- Victoria AtkinsConservativeMP for Louth and Horncastle80% of PE23’s postcodes
- Richard TiceReform UKMP for Boston and Skegness20% of PE23’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 PE232
Postcode sectors in PE233
Council1
Postcode districts next to PE235
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PE23 in brief
PE23 is a postcode district covering Spilsby, in East Lindsey.
About 8,834 people lived in PE23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £231,000 in 2025 across 160 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PE23 was £231,000 in 2025.
PE23 had 8,877 usual residents at the census.
In PE23, 38.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PE23, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.