Walkerith Road Gainsborough, West Lindsey
17 addresses across 3 postcodes (DN21), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43411937.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 5, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in West Lindsey costs £2,354 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gainsborough Central, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 410 m (0.3 miles) away, and Richmond Park (1.7 hectares) is about 740 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 4 to 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cleveland Surgery, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 76 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, end-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (4); 1991-1995 (2); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5); owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 street: most are in band B (30% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- The Cedars Residential Home, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough: up to 48 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 14 low and 8 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN21 3BB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| DN21 3AN | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| DN21 3AE | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 11 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN21 3AE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN21 3AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN21 3BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gainsborough Central 2,370 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Front Street Morton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 34 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 74.4 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cleveland Surgery | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Forum | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | John Coupland Hospital | 300 m |
| Police station | Gainsborough Police Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Gainsborough Spital Terra Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Richmond Park 1.7 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-east |
| Willow Bank Gate and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m west |
| Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hills Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Pitt Hills Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| The Little Belt | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Round Clump | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Bran's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Lindsey: see them on the West Lindsey page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Trentside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 250 m | No published inspection |
| The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough | Secondary | 11–18 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Gainsborough Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mercer's Wood Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Castle Wood Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ship Inn DN21 3AE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Lincolnshire Co-op Morton Food Store DN21 3AA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 40 m | 5 Very good | 25 Apr 2022 |
| Crooked Fillet Fish Bar DN21 3AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Morton Premier DN21 3AG | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2024 |
| St. Ogg's Residential Home DN21 3AA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Eliot House Nursing Home DN21 3AH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Morton Village Hall DN21 3AL | Other catering premises | 190 m | Exempt | |
| Morton Trentside Primary School DN21 3AH | School/college/university | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Illuminate Care Group DN21 3AA | School/college/university | 260 m | Exempt | |
| John Coupland Hospital DN21 2TJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (25); On or near Woodland Avenue (18); On or near St Paul'S Road (12); On or near Trentside (3); On or near Floss Mill Lane (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 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 street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DN21 3BB: 13 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- DN21 3AN: 3 addresses
- DN21 3AE: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Tudor Drive · Front Street · Front Street · Belvoir Close · Gladstone Cottages · Cross Street · West Street · The Wharf · St Paul's Road · Manor Road · Chapel Lane · Crooked Billet Street
All the streets in DN21 and across West Lindsey.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.