Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17248
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17248 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near DN21 1EX
Crime trends · near DN21 1EX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY -13%
ASB
5
YoY -75%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
6
YoY -14%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
47
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,556
White Brit.93.0%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,556
Christian48.2%
No religion45.2%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,561
35–4919.4%
50–6417.3%
25–3415.7%
65–749.1%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Total households: 1,080
Other15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.9%
Any member 66+9.3%
+ 7 other households · 36.5%
Administrative Information
West Lindsey
Local Authority
Council Area
Gainsborough E14001243
Constituency
E14001243
Lincolnshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Gainsborough North
Constituency code
E14001243
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Gainsborough
International Territorial Level
West Lindsey
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Lincolnshire
NHS Scotland
East Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lincolnshire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lincolnshire ICB - 71E
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Lindsey 002A E01026380
E01026380
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lindsey 002 E02005493
E02005493
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lindsey 002A E01026380
E01026380
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lindsey 002 E02005493
E02005493
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:08 AM
Sunrise
7:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
7:50 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DN21 1EX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 17248
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01026380 and MSOA E02005493 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DN21 1EX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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