DN21 5RL

Hemswell · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 5RG 441 m
DN21 5QX 1.1 km
DN21 5RP 1.2 km
DN21 5RF 1.3 km
DN21 5RH 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.421023
Longitude
-0.671265
British National Grid easting
488,400
British National Grid northing
392,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Hemswell · E05009643
Parish or community
E04005979
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134043
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 005A · E01026385
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 005 · E02005496

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Corringham CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  2. Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.0 km
  3. Willoughton Primary School

    Community school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • 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.

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Aisby

    0.8 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Yawthorpe

    0.8 miles
  • St Lawrence Church

    BCT · Corringham

    0.9 miles
  • St Lawrence Church

    BCT · Corringham

    0.9 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Corringham

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 005A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,186 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Corringham CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 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.