DN21 5EB

Scampton · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 5BN 63 m
DN21 5BW 118 m
DN21 5GE 177 m
DN21 5BP 193 m
DN21 5FL 259 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.359348
Longitude
-0.580679
British National Grid easting
494,556
British National Grid northing
385,655

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Scampton · E05009649
Parish or community
E04005985
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134129
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 005C · E01026399
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 005 · E02005496

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Ridge View, Fillingham, Gainsborough, DN21 5EB 19 December 2025 £125,000
4, Ridge View, Fillingham, Gainsborough, DN21 5EB 16 May 2025 £97,500
7, Ridge View, Fillingham, Gainsborough, DN21 5EB 17 January 2025 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Ingham Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  2. Hemswell Cliff Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

7 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.3% 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+
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
72.7%

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

1

within 5 km

  • THE INGHAM SURGERY

    LINCOLN ROAD, INGHAM, LINCOLN, LN1 2XF

    ODS code C83052

    2.5 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

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Fillingham

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Fillingham

    0.1 miles
  • St Andrew's Church

    BCT · Fillingham

    0.2 miles
  • St Andrew's Church

    BCT · Fillingham

    0.2 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Fillingham

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 005C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,768 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £116,950 from 5 recorded sales in DN21 5EB. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ingham Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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