DN21 3JF

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 3JE 624 m
DN21 3JD 907 m
DN21 3PY 1.1 km
DN21 3PX 1.4 km
DN21 3RU 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 3JF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 3
Latitude
53.481893
Longitude
-0.690432
British National Grid easting
487,002
British National Grid northing
399,148

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04006044
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134150
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 002B · E01026401
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 002 · E02005493

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Orchard, Scotter Common, Gainsborough, DN21 3JF 22 May 2023 £638,000
Brambles, Scotter Common, Gainsborough, DN21 3JF 11 November 2022 £525,000
Bucknell Farm House, Scotter Common, Gainsborough, DN21 3JF 18 July 2022 £492,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Scotter Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  2. Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Drugs 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

16 female, 15 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN21 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
4%
Gigabit-capable
4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
4%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Laughton Wood Nurseries

    BCT · Scotton

    0.7 miles
  • Laughton Wood Nurseries

    BCT · Scotton

    0.7 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Scotton

    1.1 miles
  • Three Horseshoes PH

    BCT · Scotton

    1.1 miles
  • Three Horseshoes PH

    BCT · Scotton

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 002B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,051 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £492,000 from 5 recorded sales in DN21 3JF. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Scotter Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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