LN5 8BF postcode in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

LN5 8BF is a postcode in Lincoln, in the Witham ward. It is in the Lincoln parliamentary constituency and the Lincolnshire police force area, and has been in use since November 2011.

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 100% of homes and businesses at LN5 8BF can get it Across Lincoln: 92% Typical price £151,000 Homes sold in LN5 8, last 12 months. ▲ 11.9% on the year before Nearest station Lincoln Central 2.8 km in a straight line

Where LN5 8BF is, and what is near it

Map of LN5 8BF and what is near it Map of LN5 8BF: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the LN5 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LN5 8AW: also in LN5 8LN5 8BP: also in LN5 8LN5 8ED: also in LN5 8LN5 8FA: also in LN5 8LN5 8GB: also in LN5 8LN5 8LP: also in LN5 8LN5 8LR: also in LN5 8LN5 8LS: also in LN5 8LN5 8LY: also in LN5 8LN5 8LZ: also in LN5 8LN5 8NA: also in LN5 8LN5 8NB: also in LN5 8LN5 8ND: also in LN5 8LN5 8NE: also in LN5 8LN5 8NF: also in LN5 8LN5 8NG: also in LN5 8LN5 8NH: also in LN5 8LN5 8NJ: also in LN5 8LN5 8NL: also in LN5 8LN5 8NN: also in LN5 8LN5 8NP: also in LN5 8LN5 8NQ: also in LN5 8LN5 8NR: also in LN5 8LN5 8NT: also in LN5 8LN5 8NU: also in LN5 8LN5 8NW: also in LN5 8LN5 8NX: also in LN5 8LN5 8NY: also in LN5 8LN5 8NZ: also in LN5 8LN5 8PA: also in LN5 8LN5 8PB: also in LN5 8LN5 8PE: also in LN5 8LN5 8PF: also in LN5 8LN5 8PG: also in LN5 8LN5 8PL: also in LN5 8LN5 8PN: also in LN5 8LN5 8PP: also in LN5 8LN5 8PQ: also in LN5 8LN5 8PR: also in LN5 8LN5 8PS: also in LN5 8LN5 8PT: also in LN5 8LN5 8PU: also in LN5 8LN5 8PW: also in LN5 8LN5 8PY: also in LN5 8LN5 8PZ: also in LN5 8LN5 8QA: also in LN5 8LN5 8QB: also in LN5 8LN5 8QD: also in LN5 8LN5 8QE: also in LN5 8LN5 8QF: also in LN5 8LN5 8QG: also in LN5 8LN5 8QH: also in LN5 8LN5 8QJ: also in LN5 8LN5 8QL: also in LN5 8LN5 8QN: also in LN5 8LN5 8QP: also in LN5 8LN5 8QR: also in LN5 8LN5 8QS: also in LN5 8LN5 8QT: also in LN5 8LN5 8QU: also in LN5 8LN5 8QW: also in LN5 8LN5 8QX: also in LN5 8LN5 8QY: also in LN5 8LN5 8QZ: also in LN5 8LN5 8RA: also in LN5 8LN5 8RB: also in LN5 8LN5 8RE: also in LN5 8LN5 8RF: also in LN5 8LN5 8RG: also in LN5 8LN5 8RH: also in LN5 8LN5 8RJ: also in LN5 8LN5 8RL: also in LN5 8LN5 8RN: also in LN5 8LN5 8RP: also in LN5 8LN5 8RQ: also in LN5 8LN5 8RR: also in LN5 8LN5 8RS: also in LN5 8LN5 8RT: also in LN5 8LN5 8RU: also in LN5 8LN5 8RW: also in LN5 8LN5 8RX: also in LN5 8LN5 8RY: also in LN5 8LN5 8RZ: also in LN5 8LN5 8SA: also in LN5 8LN5 8SB: also in LN5 8LN5 8SD: also in LN5 8LN5 8SE: also in LN5 8LN5 8SF: also in LN5 8LN5 8SG: also in LN5 8LN5 8SH: also in LN5 8LN5 8SJ: also in LN5 8LN5 8SN: also in LN5 8LN5 8SP: also in LN5 8LN5 8SQ: also in LN5 8LN5 8SR: also in LN5 8LN5 8SS: also in LN5 8LN5 8ST: also in LN5 8LN5 8SU: also in LN5 8LN5 8SW: also in LN5 8LN5 8SX: also in LN5 8LN5 8SY: also in LN5 8LN5 8SZ: also in LN5 8LN5 8TA: also in LN5 8LN5 8TG: also in LN5 8LN5 8TH: also in LN5 8LN5 8TJ: also in LN5 8LN5 8TL: also in LN5 8LN5 8TN: also in LN5 8LN5 8TQ: also in LN5 8LN5 8XN: also in LN5 8 GP 1.4 kmLincoln Central station 2.8 kmHykeham station 3.2 kmPark LN5 8BF Map of LN5 8BF and what is near it Map of LN5 8BF: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the LN5 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.4 kmPark LN5 8BF
  • LN5 8BF
  • Other postcodes in LN5 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.2018, longitude -0.5533)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LN5 8BF?

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 LN5 8BF?

Every home and business at LN5 8BF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LN5 8BF 100% Lincoln 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LN5 8BF 100% Lincoln 96%
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 LN5 8BF?

City of Lincoln Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home 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 LN5 8BF 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 LN5 8BF.

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 Lincoln

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LN5 8BF: 3,036 properties in Lincoln are at high risk (5.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Lincoln

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 LN5 8BF 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 LN5 8BF?

Homes in LN5 8 sold for a typical £151,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, up 11.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£151,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£135,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £270,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £202,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £140,000 71 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £103,000 17 sales

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

Across the whole LN5 district: a typical £204,000 from 409 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 LN5 8BF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LN5 8BF 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 LN5 8BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,020 homes in the neighbourhood around LN5 8BF. Over half of them (95%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (29%). 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 LN5 8BF

Band D in Lincoln for 2026‑27: £2,323. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,549 (band A) to £2,065 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,549.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 970 (95%)£1,549
Band Babout 40 (4%)£1,807
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,065
Band Dwithheld£2,323
Band Ewithheld£2,839
Band Fwithheld£3,356
Band Gwithheld£3,872
Band Hwithheld£4,646

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Lincoln 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 LN5 8BF is in (ONS area E01026175), 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 LN5 8BF?

The nearest open schools to LN5 8BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LN5 8BF, 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 LN5 8BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LN5 8BF is Lincoln Central Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Lincoln Central Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Hykeham Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Grosvenor Nursing Home, 88 m away.

More stations near LN5 8BF, 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 LN5 8BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LN5 8BF, 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 LN5 8BF?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LN5 8BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 2.0 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 LN5 8BF?

The nearest to the centre of LN5 8BF, 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 LN5 8BF?

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 LN5 8BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LN5 8BF, 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 LN5 8BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LN5 8BF, 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 LN5 8BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of LN5 8BF 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 LN5 8BF in a conservation area?

The centre of LN5 8BF 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 LN5 8BF?

Police.uk records 263 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LN5 8BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences91 reports
Anti-social behaviour46 reports
Shoplifting35 reports
Criminal damage and arson26 reports
Public order25 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports

Also: other theft 8, burglary 6, bicycle theft 6, drugs 3, robbery 3, other crime 3, theft from the person 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 LN5 8BF

Ward
Witham
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Lincoln
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
November 2011

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

LN5 8RH20 mLN5 8GB40 mLN5 8QR40 mLN5 8RQ100 mLN5 8RL130 mLN5 8QZ140 m
All of LN5

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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