DN21 3TA

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 3SZ 62 m
DN21 3HB 76 m
DN21 3FE 131 m
DN21 3HD 132 m
DN21 3HA 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 3TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 3
Latitude
53.504003
Longitude
-0.661766
British National Grid easting
488,858
British National Grid northing
401,643

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Parish or community
E04006043
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134144
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 002C · E01026402
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 002 · E02005493

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Elizabeth Close, Scotter, Gainsborough, DN21 3TA 18 December 2025 £430,000
6, Elizabeth Close, Scotter, Gainsborough, DN21 3TA 6 October 2023 £425,000
8, Elizabeth Close, Scotter, Gainsborough, DN21 3TA 17 January 2023 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Scotter Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Messingham Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km
  3. Act Fast NL Ltd

    Other independent special school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Shoplifting 18
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

26 female, 29 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.7% 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+
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
31.8%
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

  • Dar Beck Road

    BCT · Scotter

    0.1 miles
  • Dar Beck Road

    BCT · Scotter

    0.1 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Scotter

    0.1 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Scotter

    0.1 miles
  • White Swan PH

    BCT · Scotter

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 002C, 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

25,275 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 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
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 £427,500 from 4 recorded sales in DN21 3TA. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Scotter Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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