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DN21 5SJ

Hemswell · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 5ST 66 m
DN21 5SH 103 m
DN21 5SD 369 m
DN21 5SE 418 m
DN21 5SG 434 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5SJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.428233
Longitude
-0.594280
British National Grid easting
493,500
British National Grid northing
393,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Hemswell · E05009643
Parish or community
E04006080
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134048
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 005B · E01026386
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. Willoughton Primary School

    Community school

    550 m

  2. Hemswell Cliff Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 km

  3. Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.9 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 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Possession of weapons 2
  • Drugs 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 · Willoughton

    0.2 miles

  • Long Lane

    BCT · Willoughton

    0.3 miles

  • Long Lane

    BCT · Willoughton

    0.3 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Willoughton

    0.3 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Willoughton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 005B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,157 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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. Willoughton Primary School is the nearest published school at 550 m.

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 3 events.

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