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DN21 postcode area · West Lindsey

The DN21 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bassetlaw, North Lincolnshire, West Lindsey. Area Scores range from 5 to 73 across them. Every full DN21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DN21 district: Messingham & Scawby scores 74 out of 100 (#1,815 of 6,856 nationally) while Gainsborough West sits at 6 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £132,500 in Gainsborough West to £259,500 in Torksey & Stow — a 2.0× gap within the DN21 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bassetlaw, North Lincolnshire and West Lindsey — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,725a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime73per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DN21 district

£175,000median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 571 sales
Detached£255,000
Semi-detached£160,000
Terraced£116,000
Flat£76,750
West Lindsey£230,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Messingham & ScawbyNorth Lincolnshire 1,81574 £240,000
Morton, Blyton & ScotterWest Lindsey 2,82259 £213,750
Clarborough, Beckingham & MistertonBassetlaw 2,96657 £248,250
Kirton in Lindsey & HibaldstowNorth Lincolnshire 3,12454 £241,808
Torksey & StowWest Lindsey 3,50849 £259,500
Hemswell & SpitalWest Lindsey 4,00142 £231,000
Gainsborough EastWest Lindsey 6,4286 £145,000
Gainsborough WestWest Lindsey 6,4556 £132,500

People living in DN21 Census 2021

Residents63,716
Median age (est.)48
Density93per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above26%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 12%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Managers & directors 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Towns & places in DN21

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DN21 district.

Gainsborough

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DN21.

DN16 DN17 DN9 LN1 DN22 DN15 DN20 DN10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.