LN8 3BL postcode in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

LN8 3BL is a postcode in Market Rasen, in the Market Rasen ward of West Lindsey. It is in the Gainsborough parliamentary constituency and the Lincolnshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 LN8 3BL can get it Across West Lindsey: 68% Typical price £232,500 Homes sold in LN8 3, last 12 months. ▼ 10.6% on the year before Nearest station Market Rasen 300 m in a straight line

Where LN8 3BL is, and what is near it

Map of LN8 3BL and what is near it Map of LN8 3BL: its centre point, with the 340 other postcodes in the LN8 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 railway station, 1 GP practice and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LN8 3AA: also in LN8 3LN8 3AB: also in LN8 3LN8 3AD: also in LN8 3LN8 3AF: also in LN8 3LN8 3AG: also in LN8 3LN8 3AL: also in LN8 3LN8 3AN: also in LN8 3LN8 3AQ: also in LN8 3LN8 3AW: also in LN8 3LN8 3AY: also in LN8 3LN8 3AZ: also in LN8 3LN8 3BB: also in LN8 3LN8 3BE: also in LN8 3LN8 3BG: also in LN8 3LN8 3BH: also in LN8 3LN8 3BJ: also in LN8 3LN8 3BN: also in LN8 3LN8 3BP: also in LN8 3LN8 3BQ: also in LN8 3LN8 3DB: also in LN8 3LN8 3DD: also in LN8 3LN8 3DE: also in LN8 3LN8 3EH: also in LN8 3LN8 3EN: also in LN8 3LN8 3EP: also in LN8 3LN8 3FA: also in LN8 3LN8 3FR: also in LN8 3LN8 3FS: also in LN8 3LN8 3FU: also in LN8 3LN8 3GZ: also in LN8 3LN8 3HD: also in LN8 3LN8 3HH: also in LN8 3LN8 3HJ: also in LN8 3LN8 3HL: also in LN8 3LN8 3HN: also in LN8 3LN8 3HQ: also in LN8 3LN8 3JW: also in LN8 3LN8 3LJ: also in LN8 3LN8 3NR: also in LN8 3LN8 3QZ: also in LN8 3LN8 3TF: also in LN8 3LN8 3TJ: also in LN8 3 De Aston School 950 mSchool 1.9 kmAcacia School 6.4 kmMarket Rasen LN8 3BL Map of LN8 3BL and what is near it Map of LN8 3BL: its centre point, with the 340 other postcodes in the LN8 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 railway station, 1 GP practice and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 1.9 kmAcacia School 6.4 kmMarket Rasen LN8 3BL
  • LN8 3BL
  • Other postcodes in LN8 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 1 railway station
  • 1 GP practice
  • 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 53.3859, longitude -0.3397)

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 LN8 3BL?

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 LN8 3BL?

Every home and business at LN8 3BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LN8 3BL 100% West Lindsey 68%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LN8 3BL 100% West Lindsey 92%
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 LN8 3BL?

West Lindsey District 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 LN8 3BL 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 LN8 3BL.

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 West Lindsey

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LN8 3BL: 2,188 properties in West Lindsey are at high risk (3.4% of all its properties). All the figures for West Lindsey

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 LN8 3BL 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 LN8 3BL?

Homes in LN8 3 sold for a typical £232,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 124 sales, down 10.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£232,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £282,500 73 sales
  • Semi-detached £185,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £151,000 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £60,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole LN8 district: a typical £224,000 from 252 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 LN8 3BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LN8 3BL 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

Food hygiene ratings at LN8 3BL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LN8 3BL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LN8 3BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around LN8 3BL. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (23%). 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 LN8 3BL

Band D in West Lindsey for 2026‑27: £2,354. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,570 (band A) to £3,401 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,570.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 480 (52%)£1,570
Band Babout 240 (26%)£1,831
Band Cabout 110 (12%)£2,093
Band Dabout 50 (5%)£2,354
Band Eabout 40 (4%)£2,877
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,401
Band Gwithheld£3,924
Band Hfewer than 5£4,709

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for West Lindsey 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 LN8 3BL is in (ONS area E01026390), 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 LN8 3BL?

The nearest open schools to LN8 3BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LN8 3BL, 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 LN8 3BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LN8 3BL is Market Rasen Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Market Rasen Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk

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 Market Place, 228 m away.

More stations near LN8 3BL, 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 LN8 3BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LN8 3BL, 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 LN8 3BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LN8 3BL 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 dentists are near LN8 3BL?

The nearest to the centre of LN8 3BL, 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 LN8 3BL?

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 LN8 3BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LN8 3BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Glengarriff House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01673 844091 250 mWalk
  • The Poplars Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01427 613376 550 mWalk
  • Waterloo House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01673 842343 700 mWalk

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 LN8 3BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LN8 3BL, 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 LN8 3BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LN8 3BL 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 LN8 3BL in a conservation area?

The centre of LN8 3BL 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 LN8 3BL?

Police.uk records 56 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LN8 3BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences22 reports
Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Public order7 reports
Drugs5 reports
Other crime4 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports

Also: other theft 2, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 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 LN8 3BL

Ward
Market Rasen
Parish
Market Rasen
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Market Rasen
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

LN8 3BJ90 mLN8 3BN130 mLN8 3BQ160 mLN8 3AB170 mLN8 3QZ170 mLN8 3HH180 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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