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DN21 9AJ

Gainsborough South-West · West Lindsey · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Gainsborough South-West
Local authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN21 9ZZ 0 m
DN21 2HR 4 m
DN21 9BD 4 m
DN21 9DY 4 m
DN21 9EP 4 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN21 9AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2007
Terminated
1 June 2009
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN21
Postcode sector
DN21 9
Latitude
53.400863
Longitude
-0.774127
British National Grid easting
481,603
British National Grid northing
390,035

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Lindsey · E07000142
Electoral ward
Gainsborough South-West · E05009642
Parish or community
E04006081
Westminster constituency
Gainsborough · E14001243
Output area
E00134023
Lower layer super output area
West Lindsey 004B · E01026379
Middle layer super output area
West Lindsey 004 · E02005495

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Handel House Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    272 m

  2. The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School

    Academy converter

    274 m

  3. Castles Education

    Other independent school

    449 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,396
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,298
  • Anti social behaviour 572
  • Shoplifting 430
  • Criminal damage and arson 373
  • Public order 164

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CASKGATE STREET SURGERY

    ELSWITHA HALL, 3 CASKGATE STREET, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2DJ

    ODS code C83044

    301 m

  • CLEVELAND SURGERY

    VANESSA DRIVE, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2UQ

    ODS code C83018

    1.3 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

  • Surgery

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.0 miles

  • Surgery

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

  • Gladstone Street

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

  • Marshall's Yard

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

  • Marshall's Yard

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lindsey 004B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,948 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Handel House Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,396 published events cover 12 months, averaging 283 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,298 events.

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