DN21 2QR West Lindsey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gainsborough North. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 (67% 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
- Land north of Northholme, Gainsborough, permissioned (100 m)
- Land between North Street and Church Street, Gainsborough: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Land North of Acland Street, Gainsborough: up to 5 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Land adjacent James Court, Gainsborough: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- The Cedars Residential Home, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough: up to 48 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Land at Spring Gardens (Marshalls Rise), Gainsborough: up to 39 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Sinclairs, Ropery Road, Gainsborough: up to 114 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- 10 Silver Street, Gainsborough: up to 7 homes, permissioned (660 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 3 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 addresses are about 8 m above sea level.
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 | 670 m |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Connaught Road Gainsborough | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 34.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 73.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Caskgate Street Surgery | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gainsborough Dental Care | 450 m |
| Hospital | John Coupland Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Gainsborough Police Station | 670 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Gainsborough Spital Terra Cashzone | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Richmond Park 1.7 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 380 m south. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m south |
| The Old Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m south-west |
| County Court Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south |
| Elswitha Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south |
| Dog Island moat near Gainsborough | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pitt Hills Plantation | Wood | 570 m north |
| The Little Belt | Wood | 950 m north-east |
| Bran's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Pickering Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-east |
| Lea Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km south |
| Knaith Reach | Tidal water | 5.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 24 |
2 of the postcode's 24 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.