# PE23

Postcode district covering Spilsby, in East Lindsey.

PE23 is a postcode district covering Spilsby, in East Lindsey. Median sale price £231,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 68.1 per 1,000 people. About 8,834 people.

Postcode district. Code PE23. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £231,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE23 was £231,000 in 2025. Joint 620th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,877** (2021). PE23 had 8,877 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 661st 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 81%** (2022). About 81% of people in PE23 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 38.0%** (January 2026). In PE23, 38.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=PE23) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 81% of people in PE23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=PE23) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 160 homes were sold in PE23 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=PE23) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PE23.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=PE23) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PE23 had 8,877 usual residents at the census.

## How PE23 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PE23 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £231,000 | 9th cheapest | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2025 |
| Population | 8,877 | 3rd least populated | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 81% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 38.0% | 4th lowest | 35 postcode districts, PE · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the PE postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PE23

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Lindsey 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026060) | 1,293 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 61.9% |
| [East Lindsey 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026068) | 2,101 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 7.5% |
| [East Lindsey 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026055) | 1,139 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 27.8% |
| [East Lindsey 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026059) | 1,208 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 26.1% |
| [East Lindsey 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026100) | 1,836 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 53.6% |
| [East Lindsey 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026101) | 1,389 | 149.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 44.4% |

## Your MP

- [Louth and Horncastle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/louth-and-horncastle): Victoria Atkins (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 80% of the people here.
- [Boston and Skegness](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness): Richard Tice (Reform UK), MP since July 2024. 20% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in PE23

[Little Cawthorpe & South Wolds](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/little-cawthorpe-and-south-wolds), [Spilsby & Burgh le Marsh](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/spilsby-and-burgh-le-marsh)

## Postcode sectors in PE23

[PE23 4 (152 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23-4), [PE23 5 (236 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23-5), [PE23 9 (2 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23-9)

## Council

[East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey)

## Postcode districts next to PE23

[LN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln9), [LN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln11), [LN13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13), [PE22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22), [PE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe24)

## More in the PE postcode area

[All PE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 81% of people in PE23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PE23, 38.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PE23
- Postcode area: [PE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe)
- Constituency: [Louth and Horncastle †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/louth-and-horncastle)
- Council: [East Lindsey †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey)
- Area: 174 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,834*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 31

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[PE22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22), [PE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe24), [LN13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln13), [LN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln9), [LN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln11)

## Latest updates for PE23

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PE23

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23