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DN21 1AY

Beckingham · Bassetlaw · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Beckingham
Local authority
Bassetlaw
Constituency
Bassetlaw
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 2QD 260 m
DN21 2NL 286 m
DN21 2DL 288 m
DN21 2QB 294 m
DN21 2NJ 297 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 1AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 1
Latitude
53.398212
Longitude
-0.782099
British National Grid easting
481,078
British National Grid northing
389,731

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Bassetlaw · E07000171
Electoral ward
Beckingham · E05006377
Parish or community
E04007790
Westminster constituency
Bassetlaw · E14001079
Output area
E00142653
Lower layer super output area
Bassetlaw 002A · E01027999
Middle layer super output area
Bassetlaw 002 · E02005836

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Castles Education

    Other independent school

    548 m

  2. The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School

    Academy converter

    581 m

  3. Handel House Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    827 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,837
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,040
  • Anti social behaviour 469
  • Shoplifting 424
  • Criminal damage and arson 297
  • Public order 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DN21 1 residents
13,465

Age bands in DN21 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

2,703 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,526 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

3,487 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

3,318 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

2,306 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

    ELSWITHA HALL, 3 CASKGATE STREET, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2DJ

    ODS code C83044

    314 m

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    1.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Silver Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

  • Silver Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Gainsborough

    0.3 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Gainsborough

    0.3 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bassetlaw 002A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,788 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Castles Education is the nearest published school at 548 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,837 published events cover 12 months, averaging 236.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,040 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.