DN21 4HJ

Hemswell · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 4HQ 68 m
DN21 4HH 101 m
DN21 4HG 367 m
DN21 4HE 416 m
DN21 4HF 491 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 4HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2005
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 4
Latitude
53.437112
Longitude
-0.584955
British National Grid easting
494,100
British National Grid northing
394,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Hemswell · E05009643
Parish or community
E04005962
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134042
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 005B · E01026386
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 005 · E02005496

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Willoughton Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  2. Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.9 km
  3. Hemswell Cliff Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Possession of weapons 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DN21 4 residents
5,117

Age bands in DN21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

781 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

445 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

1,054 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

1,613 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

1,273 residents

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRTON LINDSEY AND SCOTTER SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, TRAINGATE, KIRTON LINDSEY, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 4PQ

    ODS code B81099

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Blyborough

    0.4 miles
  • Low Road

    BCT · Blyborough

    0.4 miles
  • Low Road

    BCT · Blyborough

    0.4 miles
  • Ivy House Farm Track

    BCT · Blyborough

    0.5 miles
  • Ivy House Farm Track

    BCT · Blyborough

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 005B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,157 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Willoughton Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Possession of weapons with 2 events.

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