# DN38

Postcode district covering Barnetby le Wold, Grasby and Melton Ross, in North Lincolnshire and West Lindsey.

DN38 is a postcode district covering Barnetby le Wold, Grasby and Melton Ross, in North Lincolnshire and West Lindsey. Median sale price £222,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DN38. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DN38 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DN38 was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 551st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn38#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 2,695** (2021). DN38 had 2,695 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 322nd least 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn38#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in DN38 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn38#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.9%** (January 2026). In DN38, 73.9% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn38#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DN38) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 23% of people in DN38 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DN38) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 44 homes were sold in DN38 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DN38) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Police recorded 7 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in DN38 in August 2026.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DN38) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DN38 had 2,695 usual residents at the census.

## How DN38 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DN38 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £222,500 | 6th most expensive | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2025 |
| Population | 2,695 | least populated | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 23% | 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 73.9% | 3rd lowest | 32 postcode districts, DN · Jan 2026 |

## Is DN38 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN38 at a rate of 54.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN38.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (59), other crime (32) and anti-social behaviour (14).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN38 was 43.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DN38, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN38 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DN38

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Lincolnshire 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013270) | 2,036 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.4% |

## Your MP

- [Brigg and Immingham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brigg-and-immingham): Martin Vickers (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 60% of the people here.
- [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gainsborough): Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 40% of the people here.

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

## Postcode sectors in DN38

[DN38 6 (105 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn38-6)

## Councils DN38 covers

[North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire), [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey)

## Postcode districts next to DN38

[DN20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn20), [DN37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn37), [DN39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn39), [LN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Barnetby (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.4097,53.5751)

## More in the DN postcode area

[All DN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DN38 in brief

DN38 is a postcode district covering Barnetby le Wold, Grasby and Melton Ross, in North Lincolnshire and West Lindsey.
About 2,716 people lived in DN38 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £222,500 in 2025 across 44 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DN38 was £222,500 in 2025.
DN38 had 2,695 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in DN38 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DN38, 73.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DN38
- Postcode area: [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn)
- Constituency: [Brigg and Immingham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brigg-and-immingham)
- Council: [North Lincolnshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire)
- Area: 41.23 km²
- People, mid-2024: 2,716*
- Neighbourhoods: 1
- Output areas: 8

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DN20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn20), [LN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln7), [DN39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn39), [DN37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn37)

## Latest updates for DN38

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DN38

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn38, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn38#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn38