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DN21 1WS

Gainsborough South-West · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Gainsborough South-West
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 1WW 69 m
DN21 1WN 79 m
DN21 1WU 130 m
DN21 1WT 132 m
DN21 1WR 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 1WS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 1
Latitude
53.391807
Longitude
-0.765048
British National Grid easting
482,224
British National Grid northing
389,038

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Gainsborough South-West · E05009642
Parish or community
E04006081
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134034
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 004D · E01026382
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 004 · E02005495

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. Benjamin Adlard Primary School

    Academy converter

    374 m

  2. Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy

    Academy special converter

    672 m

  3. St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough

    Voluntary controlled school

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,056
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,083
  • Anti social behaviour 500
  • Shoplifting 463
  • Criminal damage and arson 336
  • Public order 158

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    1.2 km

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    2.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Park Springs Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

  • Park Springs Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

  • Oil Wells Site

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

  • Oil Wells Site

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

  • Park Springs Community Centre

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 004D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,457 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Benjamin Adlard Primary School is the nearest published school at 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,056 published events cover 12 months, averaging 254.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,083 events.

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