LN7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Caistor, Nettleton and North Kelsey, in West Lindsey.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LN7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 40% of people in LN7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How LN7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LN7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LN7 at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.2 per 1,000 people across the LN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LN7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (148), anti-social behaviour (111) and other crime (54).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LN7 was 60.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in LN7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LN7 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LN7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lindsey 001A | 1,652 | 111.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 11.8% |
| West Lindsey 001B | 1,966 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 25.8% |
| West Lindsey 001C | 2,676 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 67.2% |
| West Lindsey 001D | 1,320 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 24.8% |
MPs for LN7
- Sir Edward LeighConservativeMP for Gainsborough97% of LN7’s postcodes
- Sir Nicholas DakinLabourMP for Scunthorpe3.3% of LN7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LN71
Postcode sectors in LN71
Council1
Postcode districts next to LN75
More in the LN postcode area2
LN7 in brief
LN7 is a postcode district covering Caistor, Nettleton and North Kelsey, in West Lindsey.
About 6,637 people lived in LN7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £245,000 in 2025 across 107 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LN7 was £245,000 in 2025.
LN7 had 6,458 usual residents at the census.
About 40% of people in LN7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LN7, 36.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.