DN21 5ES

Lea · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 5EZ 131 m
DN21 5HA 176 m
DN21 5EE 233 m
DN21 5FB 237 m
DN21 5ET 241 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.362467
Longitude
-0.738411
British National Grid easting
484,053
British National Grid northing
385,805

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Lea · E05009645
Parish or community
E04006010
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134062
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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Property

At this postcode

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45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Willingham Road, Knaith Park, Gainsborough, DN21 5ES 5 February 2026 £200,000
44, Willingham Road, Knaith Park, Gainsborough, DN21 5ES 19 December 2025 £335,000
32, Willingham Road, Knaith Park, Gainsborough, DN21 5ES 26 June 2025 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.3 km
  3. Benjamin Adlard Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 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 11
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

29 female, 29 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.1
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 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.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
75%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83074

    3.7 km

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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 Park

    0.1 miles
  • Stags Head PH

    BCT · Knaith Park

    0.1 miles
  • Stags Head PH

    BCT · Knaith Park

    0.1 miles
  • Stainton Close

    BCT · Lea

    0.7 miles
  • Stainton Close

    BCT · Lea

    0.7 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £290,000 from 5 recorded sales in DN21 5ES. 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

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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