DN21 5FH

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 5FA 89 m
DN21 5JE 113 m
DN21 5EH 130 m
DN21 5JD 197 m
DN21 5HN 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5FH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.368927
Longitude
-0.753490
British National Grid easting
483,037
British National Grid northing
386,506

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
E00134063
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 007A · E01026388
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 007 · E02005498

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Mulberry Close, Lea, Gainsborough, DN21 5FH 22 August 2025 £250,000
20, Mulberry Close, Lea, Gainsborough, DN21 5FH 19 July 2024 £275,000
17, Mulberry Close, Lea, Gainsborough, DN21 5FH 25 June 2024 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km
  3. Benjamin Adlard Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Burglary 6
  • Public order 6
  • Other theft 4

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.

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
56.3%

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 straight-line

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    3.7 km

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83074

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Stainton Close

    BCT · Lea

    0.1 miles
  • Stainton Close

    BCT · Lea

    0.1 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Lea

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Lea

    0.2 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Lea

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £240,000 from 15 recorded sales in DN21 5FH. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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