DN21 2JR

Gainsborough South-West · 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 2JS 18 m
DN21 2JT 39 m
DN21 2HB 44 m
DN21 2JY 62 m
DN21 2FL 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 2JR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 2
Latitude
53.401798
Longitude
-0.775875
British National Grid easting
481,485
British National Grid northing
390,137

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
E00185300
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 004F · E01026384
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 004 · E02005495

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Friendship Inn, Church Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2JR 12 January 2026 £600
88, Church Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2JR 15 December 2025 £39,000
84, Church Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2JR 15 July 2025 £58,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School

    Academy converter

    118 m
  2. Handel House Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    253 m
  3. Castles Education

    Other independent school

    297 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,279
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,264
  • Anti social behaviour 560
  • Shoplifting 400
  • Criminal damage and arson 360
  • Public order 159

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN21 2 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+
77.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
77.3%
Gigabit-capable
77.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
81.8%

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 straight-line

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    314 m

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Gladstone Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Surgery

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Surgery

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Connaught Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Silver Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 004F, 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

2,001 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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
15
Medium risk addresses
13
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

Property market

The five-year median is £58,000 from 7 recorded sales in DN21 2JR. 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. The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,279 published events cover 12 months, averaging 273.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,264 events.

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