DN21 2FF

Gainsborough North · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 2PN 62 m
DN21 2FH 83 m
DN21 2PJ 98 m
DN21 2PT 114 m
DN21 2FJ 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 2FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 2
Latitude
53.403714
Longitude
-0.784830
British National Grid easting
480,886
British National Grid northing
390,340

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
E00134022
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 004A · E01026378
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 004 · E02005495

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Shore Row, Gainsborough, DN21 2FF 8 August 2025 £80,000
22, Shore Row, Gainsborough, DN21 2FF 30 November 2023 £145,000
5, Shore Row, Gainsborough, DN21 2FF 31 July 2023 £167,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Castles Education

    Other independent school

    338 m
  2. Mercer's Wood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    478 m
  3. The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School

    Academy converter

    527 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,446
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 891
  • Anti social behaviour 401
  • Shoplifting 384
  • Criminal damage and arson 241
  • Public order 129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DN21 2 residents
7,049

Age bands in DN21 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,355 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

797 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

1,846 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,914 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,283 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+
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
100%

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

    693 m

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    943 m

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

  • Japan Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside Approach

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Japan Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside Approach

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Balfour Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 004A, 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

1,930 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
1 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 £145,000 from 5 recorded sales in DN21 2FF. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Castles Education is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,446 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 891 events.

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