DN21 1TW

Gainsborough East · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 1RA 14 m
DN21 1SX 82 m
DN21 1TQ 128 m
DN21 1SU 138 m
DN21 1SY 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 1TW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2010
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 1
Latitude
53.399583
Longitude
-0.752070
British National Grid easting
483,072
British National Grid northing
389,918

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
E00133994
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 006A · E01026374
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 006 · E02005497

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

    Community school

    335 m
  2. White's Wood Academy

    Academy converter

    470 m
  3. The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy

    Academy converter

    526 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,495
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 882
  • Shoplifting 403
  • Anti social behaviour 398
  • Criminal damage and arson 289
  • Public order 127

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

    1.7 km

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Long Wood Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Charles Baines School

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Charles Baines School

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • 30 Eastern Aveue

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 006A, 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

393 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,495 published events cover 12 months, averaging 207.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 882 events.

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