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DN21 5EA

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 5ER 53 m
DN21 5EP 174 m
DN21 5EN 234 m
DN21 5FJ 303 m
DN21 5EW 342 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.367002
Longitude
-0.746588
British National Grid easting
483,500
British National Grid northing
386,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Lea · E05009645
Parish or community
E04006012
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134065
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
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    294 m

  2. St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

  3. Benjamin Adlard Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 2

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

    ELSWITHA HALL, 3 CASKGATE STREET, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2DJ

    ODS code C83044

    4.1 km

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83074

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Stainton Close

    BCT · Lea

    0.2 miles

  • Stainton Close

    BCT · Lea

    0.2 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Lea

    0.5 miles

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Lea

    0.5 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Lea

    0.5 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 294 m.

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

Recorded crime

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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