Buying a home in LN9, Horncastle. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£244kmost £183k–£295k
Houses per m²£2,533flats £1,359
Sold last year79690 in five years
Prices in East Lindsey+4.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LN9 sold for £244,037 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £183,003 and £294,613, for about 94 m² of space.

79 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £69k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LN9 5 (£2,498) and the most in LN9 6 (£2,587).

Across East Lindsey, prices are up 4.2% on a year ago and up 13.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £819 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,113 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £49,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in LN9 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£96,998£92k–£118k41 m²23
2£159,853£124k–£199k63 m²224
3£244,037£183k–£295k94 m²271
4£307,433£219k–£389k124 m²88
5+£392,949£333k–£488k174 m²73

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£97k£160k£244k£307k£393k
Detached£118k£210k£271k£373k£440k
Semi-detached—£170k£200k£201k—
Terraced£93k£122k£162k£207k£267k
Flats£69k£113k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across LN9

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
LN9 5£2,498£1,359
LN9 6£2,587—

Schools near LN9

Best state primary within 2 kmHorncastle Primary School57% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Banovallum School19.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about LN9

Is LN9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in East Lindsey are up 4.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (57% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (19.7% against 43.8%); 79 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in LN9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LN9 sold for £244,037 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £183,003 and £294,613.

How many homes sell in LN9 each year?

79 homes sold in the last year and 690 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near LN9?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Horncastle Primary School, where 57% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near LN9?

For a 3-bedroom house, LN8 (£216k, 23 km), PE21 (£179k, 28 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.