DN21 1FQ

Gainsborough East · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gainsborough
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 1EB 83 m
DN21 1NF 107 m
DN21 1DY 137 m
DN21 1PX 149 m
DN21 1YW 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 1FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 1
Latitude
53.389079
Longitude
-0.749925
British National Grid easting
483,235
British National Grid northing
388,752

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04006081
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00185385
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 006B · E01026375
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 006 · E02005497

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wharton Place, Unit 6, Wharton Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1FQ 21 June 2024 £1,314,000
Wharton Place, Unit 7, Wharton Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1FQ 8 April 2022 £70,200

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough

    Voluntary controlled school

    353 m
  2. The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,414
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 560
  • Anti social behaviour 249
  • Criminal damage and arson 181
  • Shoplifting 113
  • Other theft 66

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    2.2 km

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Keelby Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Keelby Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Gainsborough Giftware

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Gainsborough Giftware

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Fillingham Close

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 006B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,266 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £692,100 from 2 recorded sales in DN21 1FQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Lindsey is £210,732 in June 2026, up 8.9% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough is the nearest published school at 353 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,414 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 560 events.

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