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Thinking of living at LN4 3EE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Metheringham Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 30% met the expected standard |
| Nocton Community Primary School | Primary | 2.7 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.8 km | 60% met the expected standard |
Every primary near LN4 3EE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Metheringham Swimming Pool | 350 m | 2 |
| Squash | Metheringham Squash Club | 430 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Blankney Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Golf | Golf Club Entrance | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Football | Little Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Little Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Little Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Potterhanworth Playing Fields | 5.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Metheringham, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 82k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lincoln.
The nearest bus stop is Apple Tree Close, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes B617, 31X); 11 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Metheringham Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest supermarket is Lincolnshire Co-op Metheringham Food Store, 350 m away; Byepass Filling Station (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Church Walk Surgery (550 m), with Lincoln Co-Op Chemists the closest pharmacy (350 m).
The nearest full A&E is Lincoln County Hospital, 10 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 64% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Tilly's Tea and Gift Shop is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Star & Garter Pub the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 50 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 56% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 31% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 230 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Nocton Village Green, 2.7 km away; for exercise, Metheringham Swimming Pool (350 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 45 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 120 km.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
22 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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