DN21 2RL

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 2RN 95 m
DN21 2SY 109 m
DN21 2RH 119 m
DN21 2FE 120 m
DN21 2RZ 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 2RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 2
Latitude
53.408443
Longitude
-0.778739
British National Grid easting
481,282
British National Grid northing
390,873

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
E00134007
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 004B · E01026379
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 004 · E02005495

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
127, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2RL 9 July 2025 £165,000
121, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2RL 22 July 2024 £160,000
129, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2RL 22 February 2024 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. The Gainsborough Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    161 m
  2. Mercer's Wood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    323 m
  3. The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

    Community school

    379 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 909
  • Anti social behaviour 387
  • Shoplifting 384
  • Criminal damage and arson 226
  • Public order 125

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

11 female, 18 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.4% 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+
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
38.5%

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

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    393 m

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    1.0 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Cedars

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.0 miles
  • The Cedars

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth High School

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Melrose Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles
  • Connaught Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 004B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,948 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
13
Low risk addresses
0
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 £145,000 from 4 recorded sales in DN21 2RL. 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. The Gainsborough Nursery School is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 909 events.

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