DN21 1TS

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 1YT 51 m
DN21 1TT 105 m
DN21 1SG 106 m
DN21 1YU 114 m
DN21 1YX 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 1TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 1
Latitude
53.392423
Longitude
-0.754248
British National Grid easting
482,941
British National Grid northing
389,119

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
E00133985
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 006B · E01026375
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 006 · E02005497

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Linwood Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1TS 24 April 2019 £73,000
19, Linwood Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1TS 18 December 2009 £52,000
1, Linwood Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1TS 3 June 1998 £15,000

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

    192 m
  2. The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy

    Academy converter

    726 m
  3. The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

    Community school

    799 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 863
  • Anti social behaviour 424
  • Shoplifting 402
  • Criminal damage and arson 286
  • Public order 132

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN21 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    1.7 km

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    2.8 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

  • Fillingham Close

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.0 miles
  • Fillingham Close

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Keelby Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Marshall Way

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Alec Rose Grove

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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. St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 210.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 863 events.

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