DN21 5AY

Torksey · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gainsborough
Ward
Torksey
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN22 0HD 1.1 km
DN21 5BA 1.1 km
DN21 5PE 1.2 km
DN21 5LT 1.2 km
DN21 5BD 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.342105
Longitude
-0.755429
British National Grid easting
482,960
British National Grid northing
383,520

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Torksey · E05009653
Parish or community
E04005989
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134178
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 007D · E01026410
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 007 · E02005498

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rose Cottage, Gainsborough Road, Gate Burton, Gainsborough, DN21 5AY 25 November 2025 £429,616

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. The Marton Academy

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km
  3. Sturton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Drugs 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
DN21 5 residents
5,979

Age bands in DN21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

739 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

503 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

1,095 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.6%

2,033 residents

Age 65 and over
27.8%

1,679 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN21 5 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
0%

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • NORTH LEVERTON SURGERY

    STURTON ROAD, NORTH LEVERTON, RETFORD, DN22 0AB

    ODS code C84692

    4.6 km

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, WILLINGHAM BY STOW, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 5JZ

    ODS code C83074

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Knaith

    0.7 miles
  • Knaith Hill

    BCT · Knaith

    0.7 miles
  • Knaith Hill

    BCT · Knaith

    0.8 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Gate Burton

    0.8 miles
  • Clay Lane

    BCT · Gate Burton

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 007D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,536 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £429,616 from 1 recorded sale in DN21 5AY. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Marton Academy is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 8 events.

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