DN21 3LY

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 3NF 96 m
DN21 3NB 102 m
DN21 3NA 106 m
DN21 3LZ 121 m
DN21 3NE 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 3LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 3
Latitude
53.442172
Longitude
-0.722202
British National Grid easting
484,973
British National Grid northing
394,691

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04005963
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134167
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 002E · E01026407
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 002 · E02005493

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21a, High Street, Blyton, Gainsborough, DN21 3LY 28 May 2021 £225,000
4a, High Street, Blyton, Gainsborough, DN21 3LY 9 May 2019 £345,000
1, High Street, Blyton, Gainsborough, DN21 3LY 7 December 2018 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    442 m
  2. Corringham CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km
  3. The Gainsborough Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
71
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Public order 4
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

17 female, 23 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.5
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.

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+
94.1%
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
70.6%
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

  • Paddock Lane

    BCT · Blyton

    0.0 miles
  • Paddock Lane

    BCT · Blyton

    0.0 miles
  • Hill Top Lane

    BCT · Blyton

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Top Lane

    BCT · Blyton

    0.1 miles
  • White Hart PH

    BCT · Blyton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 002E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,242 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
2
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.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School is the nearest published school at 442 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

71 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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