DN21 3EB

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 3ED 140 m
DN21 3DX 142 m
DN9 1BJ 736 m
DN21 3DY 948 m
DN9 1BQ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 3EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 3
Latitude
53.471528
Longitude
-0.783091
British National Grid easting
480,873
British National Grid northing
397,886

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04006078
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134137
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 002D · E01026403
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 002 · E02005493

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, East Ferry Road, Wildsworth, Gainsborough, DN21 3EB 29 August 2025 £215,000
Kimberran House, East Ferry Road, Wildsworth, Gainsborough, DN21 3EB 23 October 2024 £400,000
The Old Stables, East Ferry Road, Wildsworth, Gainsborough, DN21 3EB 1 May 2024 £128,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. St Martin's Cofe Primary Academy

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    2.7 km
  2. Haxey Cofe Primary Academy

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    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

18 female, 23 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.6% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Wildsworth

    0.0 miles
  • Wood View

    BCT · Wildsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Wood View

    BCT · Wildsworth

    0.1 miles
  • South Street

    BCT · Gunthorpe

    0.6 miles
  • South Street

    BCT · Gunthorpe

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 002D, 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

13,757 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
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 £320,000 from 5 recorded sales in DN21 3EB. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Martin's Cofe Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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