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Horncastle

Middle area

The south west of the East Lindsey. 7,962 people in 11 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Horncastle’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£209,975
1,699th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,554
4,319th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Horncastle compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, East Lindsey · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Lindsey18 areas from £150,000 to £275,000. The middle area is £217,698. Horncastle is £209,975.
£209,9758th lowest
Population18 middle areas, East Lindsey · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Lindsey18 areas from 5,556 to 11,947. The middle area is 7,663. Horncastle is 7,554.
7,5549th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, East Lindsey · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Lindsey18 areas from 25.6% to 95.6%. The middle area is 69.5%. Horncastle is 90.2%.
90.2%3rd highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, East Lindsey · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Lindsey18 areas from 1.5% to 7.2%. The middle area is 3.2%. Horncastle is 3.2%.
3.2%9th highest

Figures for the whole of East Lindsey

These figures are published for the whole of East Lindsey, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Lindsey and not Horncastle alone. See East Lindsey

Average house price
£214,508
Up 4.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£31,516
6th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.4
36th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Horncastle in brief

The median price paid for a home in Horncastle was £209,975 in 2025.

Horncastle had 7,554 usual residents at the census.

In Horncastle, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Horncastle, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.