Horncastle

Horncastle is covered by postcode district LN9. It is in the East Lindsey council area, Lincolnshire.

Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in Horncastle, last 12 months. ▼ 10.6% on the year before Gigabit broadband 171 of 235 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 43 of 238 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 106 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 4 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Horncastle, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Horncastle, by flood risk Of the 238 postcodes in Horncastle that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 13 are at medium risk at worst, 16 are at low risk at worst, 8 are at very low risk only and 195 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 16 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Horncastle. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A158A153 LN9 5AA: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AE: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AG: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AH: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AN: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AP: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AR: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AS: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AU: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AW: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AY: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BB: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BD: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BE: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BF: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BG: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BH: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BL: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BN: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BS: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BT: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BU: not on the flood risk listLN9 5BX: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DA: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DE: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DH: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DL: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DT: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DU: not on the flood risk listLN9 5DX: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EB: not on the flood risk listLN9 5ED: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EF: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EG: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EH: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EL: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EN: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EP: not on the flood risk listLN9 5ER: not on the flood risk listLN9 5ES: not on the flood risk listLN9 5ET: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EU: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EW: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EX: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EY: not on the flood risk listLN9 5EZ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5FA: not on the flood risk listLN9 5FE: not on the flood risk listLN9 5FF: not on the flood risk listLN9 5FG: not on the flood risk listLN9 5FJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5FL: not on the flood risk listLN9 5FN: not on the flood risk listLN9 5FQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5GA: not on the flood risk listLN9 5GB: not on the flood risk listLN9 5GD: not on the flood risk listLN9 5GE: not on the flood risk listLN9 5GF: not on the flood risk listLN9 5HT: not on the flood risk listLN9 5HX: not on the flood risk listLN9 5JQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5LJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 5LL: not on the flood risk listLN9 5LN: not on the flood risk listLN9 5LP: not on the flood risk listLN9 5LU: not on the flood risk listLN9 5PG: not on the flood risk listLN9 5RA: not on the flood risk listLN9 5SD: not on the flood risk listLN9 5SH: not on the flood risk listLN9 5SR: not on the flood risk listLN9 5SS: not on the flood risk listLN9 5SU: not on the flood risk listLN9 5SW: not on the flood risk listLN9 5TR: not on the flood risk listLN9 5UA: not on the flood risk listLN9 5UB: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AB: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AD: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AE: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AF: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AG: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AH: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AL: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AN: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AR: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AS: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AT: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AU: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AW: not on the flood risk listLN9 6AY: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BD: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BE: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BF: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BG: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BH: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BL: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BN: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BP: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BS: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BY: not on the flood risk listLN9 6BZ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DA: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DB: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DD: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DE: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DF: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DG: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DH: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DL: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DR: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DS: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DT: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DU: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DX: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DY: not on the flood risk listLN9 6DZ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EA: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EB: not on the flood risk listLN9 6ED: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EE: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EF: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EG: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EH: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EL: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EN: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EP: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6ER: not on the flood risk listLN9 6ES: not on the flood risk listLN9 6ET: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EU: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EW: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EX: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EY: not on the flood risk listLN9 6EZ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6FA: not on the flood risk listLN9 6FB: not on the flood risk listLN9 6FD: not on the flood risk listLN9 6FJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6HA: not on the flood risk listLN9 6HB: not on the flood risk listLN9 6HD: not on the flood risk listLN9 6HE: not on the flood risk listLN9 6HG: not on the flood risk listLN9 6JN: not on the flood risk listLN9 6JP: not on the flood risk listLN9 6JR: not on the flood risk listLN9 6JS: not on the flood risk listLN9 6JW: not on the flood risk listLN9 6NE: not on the flood risk listLN9 6NF: not on the flood risk listLN9 6NG: not on the flood risk listLN9 6NH: not on the flood risk listLN9 6NJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6PH: not on the flood risk listLN9 6PJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6PL: not on the flood risk listLN9 6PR: not on the flood risk listLN9 6QY: not on the flood risk listLN9 6QZ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RD: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RE: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RF: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RG: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RH: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RJ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RP: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RQ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RR: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RS: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RT: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RU: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RX: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RY: not on the flood risk listLN9 6RZ: not on the flood risk listLN9 6SB: not on the flood risk listLN9 6SD: not on the flood risk listLN9 6SF: not on the flood risk listLN9 5AF: very low flood risk onlyLN9 5AT: very low flood risk onlyLN9 5BJ: very low flood risk onlyLN9 5DF: very low flood risk onlyLN9 5DS: very low flood risk onlyLN9 5HH: very low flood risk onlyLN9 5JG: very low flood risk onlyLN9 6HU: very low flood risk onlyLN9 5AD: low flood risk at worstLN9 5AX: low flood risk at worstLN9 5AZ: low flood risk at worstLN9 5DD: low flood risk at worstLN9 5DW: low flood risk at worstLN9 5EQ: low flood risk at worstLN9 5HA: low flood risk at worstLN9 5HB: low flood risk at worstLN9 5HD: low flood risk at worstLN9 5HF: low flood risk at worstLN9 5HJ: low flood risk at worstLN9 5HP: low flood risk at worstLN9 5HY: low flood risk at worstLN9 5PN: low flood risk at worstLN9 6AZ: low flood risk at worstLN9 6HP: low flood risk at worstLN9 5BA: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5DG: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5DN: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5DR: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5EE: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5HL: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5HW: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5JB: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5JF: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5ST: medium flood risk at worstLN9 6AA: medium flood risk at worstLN9 6AP: medium flood risk at worstLN9 5BW: high flood riskLN9 5HU: high flood riskLN9 5HZ: high flood riskLN9 5JE: high flood riskLN9 6PN: high flood riskLN9 6QX: high flood risk Horncastle 16 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to LN9 5HZ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk16 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Horncastle, by flood risk Of the 238 postcodes in Horncastle that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 13 are at medium risk at worst, 16 are at low risk at worst, 8 are at very low risk only and 195 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 16 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Horncastle. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A158 Horncastle 16 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to LN9 5HZ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk16 postcodes at high or medium risk
  • A home or business at high risk: 6
  • At medium risk at worst: 13
  • At low risk at worst: 16
  • At very low risk only: 8
  • Not on the at-risk list: 195
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 238 postcodes in Horncastle that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 13 are at medium risk at worst, 16 are at low risk at worst, 8 are at very low risk only and 195 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.2074, longitude -0.1140. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

LN9 5HZ5 at high riskLN9 5JE3 at high riskLN9 5BW1 at high riskLN9 5HU1 at high riskLN9 6PN1 at high riskLN9 6QX1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 16 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. LN9 5HZ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Horncastle?

Homes sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 10.6% on the 12 months before. At 171 of the 235 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 106 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 43 of its 238 postcodes. It has 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Metheringham, 20.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Horncastle?

Homes in Horncastle sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 117 sales, down 10.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£212,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £240,000 55 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £152,500 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LN9 district, Horncastle's main postcode district: a typical £200,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Horncastle: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Horncastle?

14 of the 238 postcodes now in use in Horncastle came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 9 of the 144 homes sold in Horncastle were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LN9 district, 24%.

The newest postcodes

LN9 6RUsince April 2024LN9 6RTsince November 2023LN9 6RPsince September 2023LN9 5FQsince April 2023LN9 6FJsince April 2023LN9 6RSsince January 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn HorncastleAcross the LN9 district
The 12 months to August 2026 3 of 117 (3%) 10 of 149 (7%)
The 12 months to August 2025 9 of 144 (6%) 58 of 240 (24%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Horncastle?

Ofcom reports on 235 of the 238 postcodes in Horncastle. At 171 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit171 of 235
Postcodes where every home can get superfast230 of 235

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Horncastle at risk of flooding?

43 of the 238 postcodes in Horncastle have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 106 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 43 of 238 postcodes High: 12Medium: 94Low: 294Very low: 76

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Horncastle?

The open schools at the postcodes in Horncastle. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Horncastle?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Horncastle is Metheringham Rail Station, 20.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Metheringham Rail Station Railway station 20.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Horncastle?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Horncastle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Horncastle safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 550 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Horncastle over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 41 September 2025
  2. 37 October 2025
  3. 44 November 2025
  4. 62 December 2025
  5. 29 January 2026
  6. 54 February 2026
  7. 45 March 2026
  8. 44 April 2026
  9. 42 May 2026
  10. 39 June 2026
  11. 57 July 2026
  12. 56 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences215 reports
Anti-social behaviour102 reports
Criminal damage and arson48 reports
Shoplifting44 reports
Other theft36 reports
Public order21 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports
Other crime18 reports

Also: burglary 17, drugs 14, possession of weapons 7, robbery 5, bicycle theft 2, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Horncastle?

District, borough or city council
East Lindsey
County council
Lincolnshire
Parliamentary constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Police force area
Lincolnshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
MP
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)

All 238 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Horncastle

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Horncastle postcodes

238 postcodes in use in Horncastle, by district:

LN9 postcode district,238 postcodes

That district is in the LN postcode area.

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Places near Horncastle

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Horncastle's £190,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Woodhall Spa9.1 km, £325,000Coningsby and Tattershall12.1 km, £203,000Spilsby14.3 km, £175,000Billinghay18.1 km, £210,000Louth19.5 km, £210,000Alford20.2 km, £168,500Metheringham20.7 km, £240,000Manby22.2 km, £215,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Horncastle

What is it like to live in Horncastle?
Homes sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 10.6% on the 12 months before. At 171 of the 235 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 106 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 43 of its 238 postcodes. It has 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Metheringham, 20.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Horncastle?
Horncastle is covered by postcode district LN9, across 238 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Horncastle in?
Horncastle is in the East Lindsey council area, and Lincolnshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Horncastle?
Horncastle is in the Louth and Horncastle parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Victoria Atkins (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Horncastle?
Homes in Horncastle sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 117 sales, down 10.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Horncastle?
In Horncastle, primary schools at its postcodes include Horncastle Primary School and St Lawrence School; secondary schools at its postcodes include St Lawrence School, The Banovallum School and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Horncastle have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Horncastle is Metheringham, 20.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Horncastle?
Ofcom reports on 235 of the 238 postcodes in Horncastle. At 171 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Horncastle at risk of flooding?
43 of the 238 postcodes in Horncastle have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 106 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Horncastle?
14 of the 238 postcodes now in use in Horncastle came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 9 of the 144 homes sold in Horncastle were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LN9 district, 24%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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