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LN3 postcode area · West Lindsey

The LN3 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Lindsey, Lincoln, North East Lincolnshire, North Kesteven, West Lindsey. Area Scores range from 9 to 92 across them. Every full LN3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LN3 district: Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern scores 93 out of 100 (#498 of 6,856 nationally) while Monks Road, St Giles & Greetwell sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 83 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £148,500 in Monks Road, St Giles & Greetwell to £320,000 in Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern — a 2.2× gap within the LN3 district. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — East Lindsey, Lincoln, North East Lincolnshire, North Kesteven and West Lindsey — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,293a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime65per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LN3 district

£245,000median home sold over the past year · +22.5% over 5 years · +1.6% over the year · 136 sales
Detached£272,500
Semi-detached£193,750
Terraced£164,000
Flat—
West Lindsey£230,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Nettleham, Sudbrooke & ScothernWest Lindsey 49893 £320,000
Waltham & East RavendaleNorth East Lincolnshire 1,67176 £235,000
Dunholme & WeltonWest Lindsey 1,80174 £283,250
Metheringham, Nocton & PotterhanworthNorth Kesteven 2,65861 £250,000
Cherry Willingham & BardneyWest Lindsey 2,93257 £243,750
Holton-le-Clay, Binbrook & TetneyEast Lindsey 3,01456 £230,000
Market Rasen & BrookenbyWest Lindsey 3,94042 £252,750
HorncastleEast Lindsey 4,07041 £208,520
Wharf & UniversityLincoln 4,07740 £200,750
Wragby, Roughton & LudfordEast Lindsey 4,18039 £250,000
Monks Road, St Giles & GreetwellLincoln 6,19510 £148,500

People living in LN3 Census 2021

Residents100,838
Median age (est.)44
Density95per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 15%25–44 21%45–64 26%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 12%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 12% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LN3.

LN8 LN9 LN2 LN10 LN1 LN7 LN5 LN4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.