LN6 8BF postcode in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire

LN6 8BF is a postcode in North Kesteven, in the Hykeham Fosse ward. It is in the Sleaford and North Hykeham parliamentary constituency and the Lincolnshire police force area, and has been in use since December 2024.

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 can get it. North Kesteven: 83% Typical price £240,000 Homes sold in LN6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Hykeham 2.3 km in a straight line

Where LN6 8BF is, and what is near it

Map of LN6 8BF and what is near it Map of LN6 8BF: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the LN6 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LN6 8DX: also in LN6 8LN6 8DY: also in LN6 8LN6 8DZ: also in LN6 8LN6 8EA: also in LN6 8LN6 8EB: also in LN6 8LN6 8ED: also in LN6 8LN6 8EE: also in LN6 8LN6 8EF: also in LN6 8LN6 8EG: also in LN6 8LN6 8EH: also in LN6 8LN6 8EJ: also in LN6 8LN6 8EL: also in LN6 8LN6 8EN: also in LN6 8LN6 8EP: also in LN6 8LN6 8EQ: also in LN6 8LN6 8ER: also in LN6 8LN6 8ES: also in LN6 8LN6 8ET: also in LN6 8LN6 8EU: also in LN6 8LN6 8EW: also in LN6 8LN6 8EX: also in LN6 8LN6 8EY: also in LN6 8LN6 8EZ: also in LN6 8LN6 8FG: also in LN6 8LN6 8GA: also in LN6 8LN6 8HA: also in LN6 8LN6 8HJ: also in LN6 8LN6 8HL: also in LN6 8LN6 8JP: also in LN6 8LN6 8JR: also in LN6 8LN6 8JS: also in LN6 8LN6 8JT: also in LN6 8LN6 8JU: also in LN6 8LN6 8JW: also in LN6 8LN6 8JX: also in LN6 8LN6 8JY: also in LN6 8LN6 8LH: also in LN6 8LN6 8LJ: also in LN6 8LN6 8LL: also in LN6 8LN6 8LN: also in LN6 8LN6 8LP: also in LN6 8LN6 8LW: also in LN6 8LN6 8NG: also in LN6 8LN6 8NH: also in LN6 8LN6 8NJ: also in LN6 8LN6 8NL: also in LN6 8LN6 8NN: also in LN6 8LN6 8NP: also in LN6 8LN6 8NR: also in LN6 8LN6 8NS: also in LN6 8LN6 8NT: also in LN6 8LN6 8NU: also in LN6 8LN6 8NW: also in LN6 8LN6 8NX: also in LN6 8LN6 8PA: also in LN6 8LN6 8PB: also in LN6 8LN6 8PE: also in LN6 8LN6 8PG: also in LN6 8LN6 8PH: also in LN6 8LN6 8PJ: also in LN6 8LN6 8PL: also in LN6 8LN6 8PN: also in LN6 8LN6 8PP: also in LN6 8LN6 8PQ: also in LN6 8LN6 8PR: also in LN6 8LN6 8PS: also in LN6 8LN6 8PT: also in LN6 8LN6 8PU: also in LN6 8LN6 8PW: also in LN6 8LN6 8QA: also in LN6 8LN6 8QE: also in LN6 8LN6 8TU: also in LN6 8LN6 8UA: also in LN6 8LN6 8UB: also in LN6 8LN6 8UD: also in LN6 8LN6 8UG: also in LN6 8LN6 8UH: also in LN6 8LN6 8UJ: also in LN6 8LN6 8UL: also in LN6 8LN6 8UN: also in LN6 8LN6 8UP: also in LN6 8LN6 8UQ: also in LN6 8LN6 8UR: also in LN6 8LN6 8UT: also in LN6 8LN6 8UU: also in LN6 8LN6 8UW: also in LN6 8LN6 8UX: also in LN6 8LN6 8UY: also in LN6 8LN6 8UZ: also in LN6 8 2 GP practices, 2.7–4.4 kmLincoln Central station 6.6 kmHykeham Central LN6 8BF Map of LN6 8BF and what is near it Map of LN6 8BF: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the LN6 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 2.7–4.4 kmHykeham Central LN6 8BF
  • LN6 8BF
  • Other postcodes in LN6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 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 53.1753, longitude -0.5908)

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 LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

Every home and business at LN6 8BF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

North Kesteven: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% 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 LN6 8BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Kesteven District Council's days for LN6 8BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LN6 8BF 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 LN6 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 LN6 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 North Kesteven

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LN6 8BF: 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 LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

Homes in LN6 8 sold for a typical £240,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 139 sales, up 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£240,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £275,000 57 sales
  • Semi-detached £230,000 68 sales
  • Terraced £200,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £113,500 5 sales

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

Across the whole LN6 district: a typical £226,750 from 814 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 LN6 8BF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around LN6 8BF. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (30%). 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 LN6 8BF

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 370 (42%)£1,559
Band Babout 210 (24%)£1,818
Band Cabout 140 (16%)£2,078
Band Dabout 70 (8%)£2,338
Band Eabout 60 (7%)£2,857
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,377
Band Gfewer than 5£3,896
Band Hwithheld£4,676

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 30% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: 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 LN6 8BF is in (ONS area E01032988), 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 LN6 8BF?

The nearest open schools to LN6 8BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LN6 8BF is Hykeham Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Hykeham Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Lincoln Central Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Sharp Walk, 391 m away.

More stations near LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LN6 8BF 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.

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

Which dentists are near LN6 8BF?

The nearest to the centre of LN6 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 LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of LN6 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 LN6 8BF in a conservation area?

The centre of LN6 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 LN6 8BF?

Police.uk records 69 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LN6 8BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences27 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: burglary 1, other theft 1, robbery 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 LN6 8BF

Ward
Hykeham Fosse
Parish
North Hykeham
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2024

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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