DN21 5JW

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 5JL 90 m
DN21 5JN 126 m
DN21 5DR 217 m
DN21 5HR 230 m
DN21 5HS 270 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.373856
Longitude
-0.760757
British National Grid easting
482,544
British National Grid northing
387,046

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
E00134066
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 007A · E01026388
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 007 · E02005498

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Green Lane, Lea, Gainsborough, DN21 5JW 30 January 2026 £291,000
10, Green Lane, Lea, Gainsborough, DN21 5JW 10 April 2024 £145,500
7, Green Lane, Lea, Gainsborough, DN21 5JW 24 April 2020 £222,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    939 m
  2. Benjamin Adlard Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
180
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Public order 12
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

28 female, 18 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.8% 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
100%

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

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83044

    3.0 km

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    4.4 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lansdall Avenue

    BCT · Lea

    0.1 miles
  • Lansdall Avenue

    BCT · Lea

    0.1 miles
  • Cavendish Drive

    BCT · Lea

    0.2 miles
  • Cavendish Drive

    BCT · Lea

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Lea

    0.3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £218,250 from 2 recorded sales in DN21 5JW. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 939 m.

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

Recorded crime

180 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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