DN21 1NW West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced March 2025. Ward: Gainsborough East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Riseholme Road, Gainsborough: 2 addresses
- Somerby Way, West Lindsey: 2 addresses
- Somerby Way, West Lindsey: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in West Lindsey in 2026-27: Band D £2,354 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,570 | £1,831 | £2,093 | £2,354 | £2,877 | £3,401 | £3,924 | £4,709 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (76% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land off Thurlby Road, Gainsborough, permissioned (720 m)
- Gainsborough Park, Glentham Road, Gainsborough: up to 13 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gainsborough Central 2,370 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Lincolnshire Otter PH Gainsborough | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 33.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 74.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Caskgate Street Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | Gainsborough Dental Care | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | John Coupland Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Gainsborough Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | Doddle Morrisons Gainsborough | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,840 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 460 m² | 810 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 4.5 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Riseholme Road.