DN21 1QB West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gainsborough East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Grange Road, Gainsborough: 43 addresses
- Longwood Road, Gainsborough: 35 addresses
- Miller Road, Gainsborough: 12 addresses
- Cadman Way, Gainsborough: 8 addresses
- Lusher Way, Gainsborough: 6 addresses
- Corringham Road, Gainsborough: 5 addresses
- Thorndike Way, Gainsborough: 2 addresses
- The Belt Road, Gainsborough: 1 address
- Whites Wood Lane, Gainsborough: 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 (99% of about 680 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 (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 11 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 113 addresses are between 25 m and 33 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 76%, ultrafast 27%, gigabit 27% 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 | 1.5 km |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Grange Road Gainsborough | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 32.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 74.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Caskgate Street Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Queensway | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Gainsborough Dental Care | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | John Coupland Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Gainsborough Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Gainsborough, Corringham Road Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,840 m² | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys, a scheduled monument, 2.0 km north-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White's Wood | Wood | 520 m south-east |
| Somerby Wood | Wood | 770 m north-east |
| Bran's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Pickering Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Lea Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 km south-west |
| Knaith Reach | Tidal water | 5.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 93 | 113 |
20 of the postcode's 113 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Grange Road.