DN21 1PE West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Gainsborough East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Bramley Court, Gainsborough: 14 addresses
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 (66% of about 950 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
- Former Environment Agency Office, Corringham Road, Gainsborough: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Peacock Hotel, Corringham Road, permissioned (240 m)
- Amp Rose Housing Zone, Gainsborough: up to 78 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Amp Rose Housing Zone, Gainsborough: up to 94 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Land adjacent James Court, Gainsborough: up to 5 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Land at Spring Gardens (Marshalls Rise), Gainsborough: up to 39 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Land north of Northholme, Gainsborough, permissioned (840 m)
- Land off Thurlby Road, Gainsborough, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
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 | 760 m |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Oaktree Avenue Gainsborough | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 33.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 74.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Caskgate Street Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Queensway | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gainsborough Dental Care | 870 m |
| Hospital | John Coupland Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Gainsborough Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest BR Spar Gainsborough, Corringham Road Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,750 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8,000 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 860 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Bramley Court.