Gainsborough West

West Lindsey · East Midlands · population 10,663 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,455 of 6,856 in England
  • #548 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #11 of 11 in West Lindsey
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,499
Median age (est.)40
Density1,779per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above18%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 14%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 14%Other: 11%
One person 42%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 14%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 45% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Gainsborough West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,455 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 11 in West Lindsey. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (46) and lowest on Crime (4). Typical homes here, about £132,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 51% in five years (from 199 sales), 42% below the wider West Lindsey median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,471 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 197 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 9 · #6,222
Employment 4 · #6,572
Education 9 · #6,222
Health 11 · #6,113
Crime 4 · #6,599
Housing & access 46 · #3,686
Living environment 9 · #6,264

House prices ?

£132,500median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=199
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£132,500199+1.9%+50.6%
Detached£210,00034-12.5%0.0%
Semi-detached£148,00075-1.7%+41.0%
Terraced£83,50084+4.7%+31.0%
Flat£92,5006+25.0%+54.2%
This area£132,500
West Lindsey£230,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£27,471±£4,345 · #6,728 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,120
Price-to-income ?4.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

197 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,102 offences
West Lindsey65
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #6,171 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences903
Theft465
Burglary91
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson269
Public order & weapons169
Drugs57
Robbery34
Other75

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 646 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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