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DN21 5XP

Hemswell · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 5XQ 66 m
DN21 5XN 89 m
DN21 5XS 99 m
DN21 5XJ 164 m
DN21 5XH 207 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 5XP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 5
Latitude
53.396991
Longitude
-0.569712
British National Grid easting
495,202
British National Grid northing
389,857

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Hemswell · E05009643
Parish or community
E04006082
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134050
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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Property

At this postcode

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66 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Anderson Road, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, DN21 5XP 26 June 2025 £109,000
17, Anderson Road, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, DN21 5XP 15 August 2024 £147,500
13, Anderson Road, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, DN21 5XP 8 March 2024 £65,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Hemswell Cliff Primary School

    Community school

    165 m

  2. Willoughton Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Other theft 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
61

33 female, 28 male

Postcode households
27
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 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN21 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
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
7.1%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Spar Shop

    BCT · Hemswell Cliff

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Hemswell Cliff

    0.3 miles

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Hemswell Cliff

    0.3 miles

  • Creampoke Crescent

    BCT · Hemswell Cliff

    0.3 miles

  • Creampoke Crescent

    BCT · Hemswell Cliff

    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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
5
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £72,500 from 6 recorded sales in DN21 5XP. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hemswell Cliff Primary School is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

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