DN21 5LL

Stow · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 5LN 331 m
DN21 5LW 845 m
DN21 5LJ 926 m
DN21 5DY 1.0 km
DN21 5DU 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5LL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.354461
Longitude
-0.656372
British National Grid easting
489,529
British National Grid northing
385,014

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Stow · E05009651
Parish or community
E04006079
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134158
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 007B · E01026404
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 007 · E02005498

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Slate House, Fillingham Road, Willingham By Stow, Gainsborough, DN21 5LL 3 February 2012 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Sturton by Stow Primary School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.2% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
66.7%

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

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83074

    2.0 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

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    1.3 miles
  • Grange Lane

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    1.3 miles
  • Grange Lane

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    1.3 miles
  • Kim-Ray

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    1.3 miles
  • Kim-Ray

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 007B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,530 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 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
0
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

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sturton by Stow Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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