LN4 1FS postcode in Washingborough and Heighington, Lincolnshire

LN4 1FS is a postcode in Washingborough and Heighington, in the Heighington & Washingborough ward of North Kesteven. It is in the Sleaford and North Hykeham parliamentary constituency and the Lincolnshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1999.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at LN4 1FS can get it Across North Kesteven: 83% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in LN4 1, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station Lincoln Central 3.7 km in a straight line

Where LN4 1FS is, and what is near it

Map of LN4 1FS and what is near it Map of LN4 1FS: its centre point, with the 302 other postcodes in the LN4 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LN4 1AA: also in LN4 1LN4 1AL: also in LN4 1LN4 1AS: also in LN4 1LN4 1AT: also in LN4 1LN4 1AU: also in LN4 1LN4 1AW: also in LN4 1LN4 1AX: also in LN4 1LN4 1AY: also in LN4 1LN4 1AZ: also in LN4 1LN4 1BA: also in LN4 1LN4 1BB: also in LN4 1LN4 1BD: also in LN4 1LN4 1BG: also in LN4 1LN4 1BH: also in LN4 1LN4 1BL: also in LN4 1LN4 1BN: also in LN4 1LN4 1BP: also in LN4 1LN4 1BQ: also in LN4 1LN4 1BS: also in LN4 1LN4 1BU: also in LN4 1LN4 1BW: also in LN4 1LN4 1BY: also in LN4 1LN4 1BZ: also in LN4 1LN4 1DA: also in LN4 1LN4 1DB: also in LN4 1LN4 1DD: also in LN4 1LN4 1DE: also in LN4 1LN4 1DF: also in LN4 1LN4 1DG: also in LN4 1LN4 1DH: also in LN4 1LN4 1DJ: also in LN4 1LN4 1DL: also in LN4 1LN4 1DN: also in LN4 1LN4 1DP: also in LN4 1LN4 1DQ: also in LN4 1LN4 1DR: also in LN4 1LN4 1DS: also in LN4 1LN4 1DT: also in LN4 1LN4 1DU: also in LN4 1LN4 1DW: also in LN4 1LN4 1DX: also in LN4 1LN4 1DY: also in LN4 1LN4 1ED: also in LN4 1LN4 1EG: also in LN4 1LN4 1EH: also in LN4 1LN4 1EJ: also in LN4 1LN4 1EL: also in LN4 1LN4 1EN: also in LN4 1LN4 1EP: also in LN4 1LN4 1EQ: also in LN4 1LN4 1ER: also in LN4 1LN4 1ES: also in LN4 1LN4 1ET: also in LN4 1LN4 1EU: also in LN4 1LN4 1EW: also in LN4 1LN4 1EX: also in LN4 1LN4 1EY: also in LN4 1LN4 1EZ: also in LN4 1LN4 1FY: also in LN4 1LN4 1HA: also in LN4 1LN4 1HB: also in LN4 1LN4 1HD: also in LN4 1LN4 1HE: also in LN4 1LN4 1HF: also in LN4 1LN4 1HG: also in LN4 1LN4 1HH: also in LN4 1LN4 1HJ: also in LN4 1LN4 1HL: also in LN4 1LN4 1HN: also in LN4 1LN4 1HP: also in LN4 1LN4 1HQ: also in LN4 1LN4 1HW: also in LN4 1LN4 1RB: also in LN4 1LN4 1RD: also in LN4 1LN4 1RT: also in LN4 1LN4 1RX: also in LN4 1LN4 1SD: also in LN4 1LN4 1SE: also in LN4 1LN4 1TP: also in LN4 1LN4 1TS: also in LN4 1LN4 1UP: also in LN4 1LN4 1UQ: also in LN4 1LN4 1UR: also in LN4 1 School 1.9 kmGlebe Park Surgery 2.5 kmSchool 3.1 kmAbbey Medical Practice 3.2 kmLincoln Central station 3.7 kmHykeham station 8.3 kmHeighington & Washingborough LN4 1FS Map of LN4 1FS and what is near it Map of LN4 1FS: its centre point, with the 302 other postcodes in the LN4 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.9 kmSchool 3.0 kmSchool 3.1 kmHykeham station 8.3 kmHeighington & Washingborough LN4 1FS
  • LN4 1FS
  • Other postcodes in LN4 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.2236, longitude -0.4845)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LN4 1FS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LN4 1FS?

Every home and business at LN4 1FS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LN4 1FS 0% North Kesteven 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LN4 1FS 100% North Kesteven 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at LN4 1FS?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Kesteven District Council's days for LN4 1FS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LN4 1FS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LN4 1FS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LN4 1FS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across North Kesteven

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LN4 1FS: 1,507 properties in North Kesteven are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for North Kesteven

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LN4 1FS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LN4 1FS?

Homes in LN4 1 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 167 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £285,000 111 sales
  • Semi-detached £220,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £187,500 15 sales

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

Across the whole LN4 district: a typical £245,000 from 505 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in LN4 1FS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LN4 1FS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near LN4 1FS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around LN4 1FS. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LN4 1FS

Band D in North Kesteven for 2026‑27: £2,338. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,559 (band A) to £3,896 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,818.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (15%)£1,559
Band Babout 280 (25%)£1,818
Band Cabout 280 (25%)£2,078
Band Dabout 190 (17%)£2,338
Band Eabout 160 (14%)£2,857
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,377
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,896
Band Hfewer than 5£4,676

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

Averages for North Kesteven before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LN4 1FS is in (ONS area E01026203), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LN4 1FS?

The nearest open schools to LN4 1FS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LN4 1FS, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to LN4 1FS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LN4 1FS is Lincoln Central Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Lincoln Central Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Hykeham Rail Station Railway station 8.3 kmDrive

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hillcroft, 82 m away.

More stations near LN4 1FS, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near LN4 1FS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LN4 1FS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LN4 1FS?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LN4 1FS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LN4 1FS?

The nearest to the centre of LN4 1FS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LN4 1FS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LN4 1FS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LN4 1FS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LN4 1FS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LN4 1FS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LN4 1FS?

The nearest vets to the centre of LN4 1FS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LN4 1FS in a conservation area?

The centre of LN4 1FS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LN4 1FS?

Police.uk records 16 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LN4 1FS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Burglary1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for LN4 1FS

Ward
Heighington & Washingborough
Parish
Washingborough
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Washingborough and Heighington
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1999

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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