DN21 5LR

Lea · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 5NA 564 m
DN21 5JT 647 m
DN21 5JZ 830 m
DN21 5LA 844 m
DN21 5LP 855 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.357287
Longitude
-0.679257
British National Grid easting
488,000
British National Grid northing
385,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Lea · E05009645
Parish or community
E04006008
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134061
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 007A · E01026388
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 007 · E02005498

Postcode source versions

Explore DN21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Sturton by Stow Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km
  2. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 1

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C83074

    830 m

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    0.5 miles
  • Fox & Hounds PH

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    0.5 miles
  • Fox & Hounds PH

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    0.5 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Kexby

    0.5 miles
  • St Helen's Church

    BCT · Willingham by Stow

    0.6 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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sturton by Stow Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

28 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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