LN4 3DU postcode in Metheringham, Lincolnshire

LN4 3DU is a postcode in Metheringham, in the Metheringham Rural 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 January 1980.

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 80% of homes and businesses can get it. North Kesteven: 83% Typical price £251,250 Homes sold in LN4 3, last 12 months. ▲ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Metheringham 550 m in a straight line

Where LN4 3DU is, and what is near it

Map of LN4 3DU and what is near it Map of LN4 3DU: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the LN4 3 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LN4 3AA: also in LN4 3LN4 3AB: also in LN4 3LN4 3AE: also in LN4 3LN4 3AR: also in LN4 3LN4 3AS: also in LN4 3LN4 3AY: also in LN4 3LN4 3BP: also in LN4 3LN4 3BX: also in LN4 3LN4 3BY: also in LN4 3LN4 3DA: also in LN4 3LN4 3DT: also in LN4 3LN4 3DX: also in LN4 3LN4 3DZ: also in LN4 3LN4 3EA: also in LN4 3LN4 3EB: also in LN4 3LN4 3EF: also in LN4 3LN4 3EU: also in LN4 3LN4 3EX: also in LN4 3LN4 3EY: also in LN4 3LN4 3EZ: also in LN4 3LN4 3GB: also in LN4 3LN4 3GD: also in LN4 3LN4 3GE: also in LN4 3LN4 3HA: also in LN4 3LN4 3HB: also in LN4 3LN4 3HD: also in LN4 3LN4 3HF: also in LN4 3LN4 3HG: also in LN4 3LN4 3HH: also in LN4 3LN4 3HJ: also in LN4 3LN4 3HL: also in LN4 3LN4 3HN: also in LN4 3LN4 3HP: also in LN4 3LN4 3HQ: also in LN4 3LN4 3HR: also in LN4 3LN4 3HS: also in LN4 3LN4 3HU: also in LN4 3LN4 3HW: also in LN4 3LN4 3JH: also in LN4 3LN4 3WD: also in LN4 3 School 1.9 kmGP 9.3 kmRuskington station 10.9 kmMetheringham Rural LN4 3DU Map of LN4 3DU and what is near it Map of LN4 3DU: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the LN4 3 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.9 kmRuskington station 10.9 kmMetheringham Rural LN4 3DU
  • LN4 3DU
  • Other postcodes in LN4 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 53.1390, longitude -0.3994)

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 3DU?

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 3DU?

80% of the homes and businesses at LN4 3DU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 80% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)80% can get it

North Kesteven: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)80% can get it

North Kesteven: 97%

The line marks the figure across North Kesteven.

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 3DU?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Kesteven District Council's days for LN4 3DU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LN4 3DU 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 3DU 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 3DU.

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 3DU: 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 3DU 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 3DU?

Homes in LN4 3 sold for a typical £251,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, up 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£251,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£250,000
12 months to August 2026
£251,250

▲ up 0.5% on the 12 months before

Detached£300,000 60 sales
Semi-detached£223,625 34 sales
Terraced£156,250 12 sales

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 3DU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LN4 3DU 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 3DU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around LN4 3DU. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (34%). 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 3DU

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 £3,377 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,559.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 360 (43%)£1,559
Band Babout 180 (21%)£1,818
Band Cabout 200 (24%)£2,078
Band Dabout 60 (7%)£2,338
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£2,857
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,377
Band Gwithheld£3,896
Band Hwithheld£4,676

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 34% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 3DU is in (ONS area E01026213), 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 3DU?

The nearest open schools to LN4 3DU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LN4 3DU, 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 3DU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LN4 3DU is Metheringham Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Metheringham Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Ruskington Rail Station Railway station 10.9 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Lincolnshire Poacher PH, 80 m away.

More stations near LN4 3DU, 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 3DU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LN4 3DU, 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 3DU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LN4 3DU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which hospitals are nearest to LN4 3DU?

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 3DU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LN4 3DU, 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 3DU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LN4 3DU, 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 3DU?

The nearest vets to the centre of LN4 3DU 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 3DU in a conservation area?

The centre of LN4 3DU 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 3DU?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LN4 3DU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft1 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 3DU

Ward
Metheringham Rural
Parish
Metheringham
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Metheringham
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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LN4 3HW90 mLN4 3DX100 mLN4 3EY130 mLN4 3HP130 mLN4 3EZ130 mLN4 3HR140 m
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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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