DN21 2LS

Gainsborough South-West · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 2NF 39 m
DN21 2NQ 59 m
DN21 2NJ 61 m
DN21 2LY 66 m
DN21 2NL 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 2LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 2
Latitude
53.400595
Longitude
-0.778692
British National Grid easting
481,300
British National Grid northing
390,000

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
E00185394
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 004F · E01026384
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. The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School

    Academy converter

    237 m
  2. Castles Education

    Other independent school

    275 m
  3. Handel House Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    484 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,178
  • Anti social behaviour 526
  • Shoplifting 432
  • Criminal damage and arson 329
  • Public order 158

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    170 m

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Gladstone Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Balfour Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Silver Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Riverside Approach

    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.

Evidence in context

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 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 260.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,178 events.

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