# DN21 1QG: area report for a postcode in West Lindsey

DN21 1QG is a postcode in West Lindsey.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Lindsey. Open the map at DN21 1QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) › [DN21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn21) › [DN21 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn21-1)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. West Lindsey 006B: 125 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **Gainsborough Central, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **No property in DN21 1QG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, West Lindsey 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **£203,592 average price**: For the whole of West Lindsey, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DN21 1QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **Low road and rail noise at DN21 1QG**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-community-primary-school-gainsborough-e131490) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gainsborough-charles-baines-community-primary-school-e120492) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gainsborough-hillcrest-early-years-academy-e138330) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [White's Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whites-wood-academy-e139361) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-wood-a-specialist-academy-e142168) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Aegir - A Specialist Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aegir-a-specialist-academy-e142136) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Benjamin Adlard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benjamin-adlard-primary-school-e138063) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Gainsborough Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gainsborough-academy-e145954) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 33.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| December 2025 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| May 2023 | £127,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 480 m |
| October 2025 | £112,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 520 m |
| August 2023 | £116,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 540 m |
| June 2026 | £73,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 560 m |
| November 2024 | £67,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 570 m |
| January 2024 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (430 m); ALLIED PHARMACY QUEENSWAY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Gainsborough (540 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £203,592** (July 2026). West Lindsey’s average house price was £203,592 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Lindsey earned a median of £38,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 169th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.3×** (2025). A home in West Lindsey costs 5.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 54th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 21.5** (2025). West Lindsey has a deprivation score of 21.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 117th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Lindsey 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 45.5** (2025). West Lindsey 006B has a deprivation score of 45.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,253rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £137,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lindsey 006B was £137,250 in 2025. Joint 1,686th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,048** (2021). West Lindsey 006B had 2,048 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,580th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.5%** (January 2026). In West Lindsey 006B, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DN21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £177,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DN21 was £177,000 in 2025. Joint 225th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,036** (2021). DN21 had 39,036 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 490th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 42%** (2022). About 42% of people in DN21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.5%** (January 2026). In DN21, 80.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey)
- Centre: 53.3953, -0.7467

Council: [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gainsborough): Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.7467,53.3953,DN211QG

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