DN21 2SX

Gainsborough North · 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 2ST 63 m
DN21 2UL 76 m
DN21 2SS 95 m
DN21 2UJ 110 m
DN21 2TA 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 2SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 2
Latitude
53.411379
Longitude
-0.778384
British National Grid easting
481,300
British National Grid northing
391,200

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

    Community school

    61 m
  2. The Gainsborough Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    245 m
  3. Illuminate You

    Other independent special school

    326 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,076
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 784
  • Shoplifting 344
  • Anti social behaviour 317
  • Criminal damage and arson 197
  • Public order 112

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

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    153 m

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Queen Elizabeth High School

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.0 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth High School

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth High School

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Forum Dental Surgery

    BCT · Morton

    0.1 miles
  • Forum Dental Surgery

    BCT · Morton

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough is the nearest published school at 61 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,076 published events cover 12 months, averaging 173 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 784 events.

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