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DN21 5DX

Lea · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lea
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 5DY 239 m
DN21 5DU 745 m
DN21 5LJ 816 m
DN21 5LL 876 m
DN21 5LN 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.358951
Longitude
-0.667185
British National Grid easting
488,800
British National Grid northing
385,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Lea · E05009645
Parish or community
E04006008
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134061
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 007A · E01026388
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 007 · E02005498

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Sturton by Stow Primary School

    Community school

    4.5 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

  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83074

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Kexby

    0.9 miles

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    0.9 miles

  • Fox & Hounds PH

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    1.0 miles

  • Fox & Hounds PH

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    1.0 miles

  • St Helen's Church

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 007A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,984 of 33,755

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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sturton by Stow Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.8 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 Other theft with 2 events.

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