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Gainsborough Area Guide

DN21 5QN · West Lindsey · Lincolnshire

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for DN21 5QN.

Sat · 12 Sep
22°high
Cloudy17° low
Sun20°14° lowPartly cloudy13 Sep
Today23°14° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tomorrow21°17° lowFair15 Sep
Wed18°12° lowFair16 Sep
Thu17°13° lowCloudy17 Sep
Fri19°12° lowCloudy18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Gainsborough

DN21 5QN is in the West Lindsey local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Gainsborough Central, about 3.1 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£177,000DN21 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 28 Jul 2026

417 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£210,732West Lindsey

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+8.9%West Lindsey

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £177,000 Use area average: £210,732
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Gainsborough.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby

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LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Corringham CofE VC Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.2 mi
  2. Aegir - A Specialist AcademyAcademy special converter · Ages 11–192.5 mi
  3. The Gainsborough AcademySecondary · Ages 11–162.5 mi
  4. Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–112.6 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,088 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding DN21 5QN—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 10.0%16–64 · 56.2%65+ · 33.8%
What area does this cover?

West Lindsey 005A (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime3

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Anti-social behaviour · 1Public order · 1Violence & sexual offences · 1
Employment3.9%

Unemployment estimate for West Lindsey · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Gainsborough.

Local councilWest LindseyLocal authority for DN21 5QN
Latest general election · 2024Conservative35.6% vote share
Mayor of Greater LincolnshireDame Andrea Jenkyns DBEGreater LincolnshireOfficial page ↗
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Conservative35.6% of votes61.6% turnout
2019Conservative66.3% of votes65.7% turnout
2017Conservative61.8% of votes67.8% turnout
2015Conservative52.7% of votes66.0% turnout
2010Conservative49.3% of votes67.5% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM1809.3 miles
Clean air & driving chargesDunham Bridge10.8 miles from the postcode point
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Humberside Airport

About 18.2 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
HMP Ranby13.9 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Humberhead Peatlands11.9 mi
  2. Bardney Limewoods13.8 mi
  3. Hartsholme13.8 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Yorkshire Wolds Way22.2 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around DN21 5QN
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: Not predictedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 13:56
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 28 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07