LN9 postcode area guide — East Lindsey
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LN9 postcode district in East Lindsey — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LN9
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
81.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.3%
Gigabit-capable
66.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the LN9 postcode district (East Lindsey) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 392 postcodes Ofcom measures in LN9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 81.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.3%.
Around 0.9% of premises in LN9 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LN9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LN9 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| LN9 5AD | 100% | 87.5% |
| LN9 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| LN9 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| LN9 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| LN9 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| LN9 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LN9 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| LN9 5AP | 100% | 100% |
| LN9 5AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around East Lindsey
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Lindsey district (76,337 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
72.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
17.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
77.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in LN9
Based on 137 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LN9 is £205,000, down 6.8% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£250,000
72 sales
Semi-detached
£189,950
21 sales
Terraced
£148,500
35 sales
Latest recorded sales in LN9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Madely Close | LN9 6RQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £334,600 | Detached | Main Road | LN9 6JQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £180,000 | Detached | Barley Way | LN9 5SS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Bells Yard Close | LN9 5BT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Queen Street | LN9 6BG |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Southwells Lane | LN9 5DT |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £43,000 | Other | Bridge Street | LN9 5HZ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Green Lane | LN9 5QH |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Winceby Gardens | LN9 6PJ |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £94,800 | Terraced (new build) | Malsters Drive | LN9 5FH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? East Lindsey demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Lindsey district (142,296 residents, 64,754 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.7% |
| 15–29 | 17.1% |
| 30–44 | 14.3% |
| 45–64 | 23.5% |
| 65+ | 30.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.4% |
| Private rented | 20.3% |
| Social rented | 9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LN9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle | Secondary | 11–18 | 788 | LN9 5AD |
| The Banovallum School | Secondary | 11–16 | 621 | LN9 6DA |
| Horncastle Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 417 | LN9 5EH |
| St Lawrence School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 179 | LN9 5EJ |
| The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford | Primary | 4–11 | 98 | LN9 6QQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LN9
94 rated food businesses operate in LN9. 84 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abi H Bakes, Academy Of Colour Therapeutics, Admiral Rodney Hotel, Agra Tandoori, Asda Express PFS Horncastle.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LN9
From a sample of 136 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LN9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
9%
Band C
26%
Band D
43%
Band E
14%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for East Lindsey
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.