DN21 3BJ

Scotter and Blyton · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 3BP 133 m
DN21 3BW 137 m
DN21 3BS 147 m
DN21 3BU 163 m
DN21 3BX 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 3BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 3
Latitude
53.419752
Longitude
-0.782373
British National Grid easting
481,019
British National Grid northing
392,127

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04006019
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134173
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 002F · E01026408
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 002 · E02005493

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Granary Close, Morton, Gainsborough, DN21 3BJ 16 July 2024 £270,000
16, Granary Close, Morton, Gainsborough, DN21 3BJ 26 March 2024 £285,000
6, Granary Close, Morton, Gainsborough, DN21 3BJ 20 April 2021 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Morton Trentside Primary School

    Community school

    448 m
  2. Illuminate You

    Other independent special school

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

    Community school

    935 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
483
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 223
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Other theft 26
  • Vehicle crime 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

18 female, 16 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.4
DN21 3 residents
7,431

Age bands in DN21 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

1,045 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

672 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

1,331 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

2,346 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

2,044 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN21 3 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
71.4%

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

    893 m

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    2.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Morton

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Morton

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Morton

    0.2 miles
  • County School

    BCT · Morton

    0.3 miles
  • County School

    BCT · Morton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 002F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,328 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
7
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 £277,500 from 2 recorded sales in DN21 3BJ. 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. Morton Trentside Primary School is the nearest published school at 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

483 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 223 events.

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