LN9 6AY postcode in Horncastle, Lincolnshire

LN9 6AY is a postcode in Horncastle, in the Horncastle ward of East Lindsey. It is in the Louth and Horncastle 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. East Lindsey: 67% Typical price £192,845 Homes sold in LN9 6, last 12 months. ▼ 11% on the year before Nearest school Horncastle Primary School 450 m in a straight line

Where LN9 6AY is, and what is near it

Map of LN9 6AY and what is near it Map of LN9 6AY: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the LN9 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. LN9 6AA: also in LN9 6LN9 6AB: also in LN9 6LN9 6AD: also in LN9 6LN9 6AE: also in LN9 6LN9 6AF: also in LN9 6LN9 6AG: also in LN9 6LN9 6AH: also in LN9 6LN9 6AJ: also in LN9 6LN9 6AL: also in LN9 6LN9 6AN: also in LN9 6LN9 6AP: also in LN9 6LN9 6AQ: also in LN9 6LN9 6AZ: also in LN9 6LN9 6BD: also in LN9 6LN9 6BE: also in LN9 6LN9 6BF: also in LN9 6LN9 6BG: also in LN9 6LN9 6BH: also in LN9 6LN9 6BL: also in LN9 6LN9 6BQ: also in LN9 6LN9 6DL: also in LN9 6LN9 6DR: also in LN9 6LN9 6DS: also in LN9 6LN9 6DT: also in LN9 6LN9 6DU: also in LN9 6LN9 6DX: also in LN9 6LN9 6DY: also in LN9 6LN9 6DZ: also in LN9 6LN9 6EA: also in LN9 6LN9 6EB: also in LN9 6LN9 6ED: also in LN9 6LN9 6EE: also in LN9 6LN9 6EF: also in LN9 6LN9 6EH: also in LN9 6LN9 6EJ: also in LN9 6LN9 6EY: also in LN9 6LN9 6HA: also in LN9 6LN9 6HB: also in LN9 6LN9 6HD: also in LN9 6LN9 6HE: also in LN9 6LN9 6HG: also in LN9 6LN9 6HP: also in LN9 6LN9 6NF: also in LN9 6LN9 6QX: also in LN9 6LN9 6QY: also in LN9 6LN9 6QZ: also in LN9 6LN9 6RQ: also in LN9 6LN9 6RR: also in LN9 6LN9 6RX: also in LN9 6 School 600 m2 GP practices, 8.7–9.2 kmHorncastle LN9 6AY Map of LN9 6AY and what is near it Map of LN9 6AY: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the LN9 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Horncastle LN9 6AY
  • LN9 6AY
  • Other postcodes in LN9 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 53.2078, longitude -0.1138)

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 LN9 6AY?

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 LN9 6AY?

Every home and business at LN9 6AY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

East Lindsey: 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

East Lindsey: 93%

The line marks the figure across East Lindsey.

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 LN9 6AY?

BinDayBuddy does not read East Lindsey District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

East Lindsey District Council's bin days

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 LN9 6AY 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 LN9 6AY.

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 East Lindsey

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LN9 6AY: 2,686 properties in East Lindsey are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for East 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 LN9 6AY is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 11:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 11:56 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LN9 6AY?

Homes in LN9 6 sold for a typical £192,845 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, down 11% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£192,845 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£216,573 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £245,000 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £178,500 22 sales
  • Terraced £155,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole LN9 district: a typical £200,000 from 149 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 LN9 6AY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LN9 6AY 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 LN9 6AY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,050 homes in the neighbourhood around LN9 6AY. Over half of them (61%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (54%). 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 LN9 6AY

Band D in East Lindsey for 2026‑27: £2,276. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,517 (band A) to £2,782 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,517.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 640 (61%)£1,517
Band Babout 200 (19%)£1,770
Band Cabout 140 (13%)£2,023
Band Dabout 50 (5%)£2,276
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,782
Band Ffewer than 5£3,287
Band Gwithheld£3,793
Band Hfewer than 5£4,552

When the homes were built

  1. 54% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for East 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 LN9 6AY is in (ONS area E01026067), 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 LN9 6AY?

The nearest open schools to LN9 6AY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LN9 6AY, 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 LN9 6AY?

There is no railway station within 20 km of the centre of LN9 6AY.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Jubilee Way, 179 m away.

More stations near LN9 6AY, 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 LN9 6AY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LN9 6AY, 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.

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

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 LN9 6AY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LN9 6AY 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 LN9 6AY?

The nearest to the centre of LN9 6AY, 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 LN9 6AY?

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 LN9 6AY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LN9 6AY, 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 LN9 6AY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LN9 6AY, 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 LN9 6AY?

The nearest vets to the centre of LN9 6AY 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 LN9 6AY in a conservation area?

The centre of LN9 6AY is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 LN9 6AY?

Police.uk records 56 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LN9 6AY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences17 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Public order6 reports
Other theft5 reports
Shoplifting3 reports

Also: burglary 1, drugs 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 LN9 6AY

Ward
Horncastle
Parish
Horncastle
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Horncastle
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from 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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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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