DN21 1RF postcode in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

DN21 1RF is a postcode in Gainsborough, in the Gainsborough East ward of West Lindsey. It is in the Gainsborough parliamentary constituency and the Lincolnshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. West Lindsey: 68% Typical price £150,000 Homes sold in DN21 1, last 12 months. ▼ 9.1% on the year before Nearest station Gainsborough Central 700 m in a straight line

Where DN21 1RF is, and what is near it

Map of DN21 1RF and what is near it Map of DN21 1RF: its centre point, with the 371 other postcodes in the DN21 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 19 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DN21 1BF: also in DN21 1DN21 1EE: also in DN21 1DN21 1EF: also in DN21 1DN21 1EG: also in DN21 1DN21 1EJ: also in DN21 1DN21 1EL: also in DN21 1DN21 1EN: also in DN21 1DN21 1EP: also in DN21 1DN21 1EQ: also in DN21 1DN21 1ER: also in DN21 1DN21 1ES: also in DN21 1DN21 1ET: also in DN21 1DN21 1EU: also in DN21 1DN21 1EW: also in DN21 1DN21 1EX: also in DN21 1DN21 1EY: also in DN21 1DN21 1EZ: also in DN21 1DN21 1FB: also in DN21 1DN21 1FD: also in DN21 1DN21 1FE: also in DN21 1DN21 1FF: also in DN21 1DN21 1FG: also in DN21 1DN21 1FH: also in DN21 1DN21 1FT: also in DN21 1DN21 1FU: also in DN21 1DN21 1FW: also in DN21 1DN21 1GE: also in DN21 1DN21 1GF: also in DN21 1DN21 1GG: also in DN21 1DN21 1GH: also in DN21 1DN21 1GJ: also in DN21 1DN21 1GL: also in DN21 1DN21 1GN: also in DN21 1DN21 1GP: also in DN21 1DN21 1GQ: also in DN21 1DN21 1GT: also in DN21 1DN21 1GU: also in DN21 1DN21 1GW: also in DN21 1DN21 1HA: also in DN21 1DN21 1HB: also in DN21 1DN21 1HD: also in DN21 1DN21 1HE: also in DN21 1DN21 1HF: also in DN21 1DN21 1HG: also in DN21 1DN21 1HH: also in DN21 1DN21 1HQ: also in DN21 1DN21 1JX: also in DN21 1DN21 1LY: also in DN21 1DN21 1NW: also in DN21 1DN21 1NZ: also in DN21 1DN21 1PA: also in DN21 1DN21 1PE: also in DN21 1DN21 1PF: also in DN21 1DN21 1QB: also in DN21 1DN21 1QH: also in DN21 1DN21 1QS: also in DN21 1DN21 1QX: also in DN21 1DN21 1QY: also in DN21 1DN21 1QZ: also in DN21 1DN21 1RA: also in DN21 1DN21 1RB: also in DN21 1DN21 1RD: also in DN21 1DN21 1RE: also in DN21 1DN21 1RG: also in DN21 1DN21 1RH: also in DN21 1DN21 1RJ: also in DN21 1DN21 1RL: also in DN21 1DN21 1RN: also in DN21 1DN21 1RP: also in DN21 1DN21 1RQ: also in DN21 1DN21 1RR: also in DN21 1DN21 1RS: also in DN21 1DN21 1RT: also in DN21 1DN21 1RU: also in DN21 1DN21 1RW: also in DN21 1DN21 1RX: also in DN21 1DN21 1RY: also in DN21 1DN21 1SH: also in DN21 1DN21 1SJ: also in DN21 1DN21 1SL: also in DN21 1DN21 1SN: also in DN21 1DN21 1SP: also in DN21 1DN21 1SR: also in DN21 1DN21 1SS: also in DN21 1DN21 1ST: also in DN21 1DN21 1SU: also in DN21 1DN21 1SW: also in DN21 1DN21 1SX: also in DN21 1DN21 1SY: also in DN21 1DN21 1SZ: also in DN21 1DN21 1TA: also in DN21 1DN21 1TB: also in DN21 1DN21 1TD: also in DN21 1DN21 1TE: also in DN21 1DN21 1TF: also in DN21 1DN21 1TG: also in DN21 1DN21 1TH: also in DN21 1DN21 1TJ: also in DN21 1DN21 1TL: also in DN21 1DN21 1TN: also in DN21 1DN21 1TQ: also in DN21 1DN21 1TY: also in DN21 1DN21 1TZ: also in DN21 1DN21 1UA: also in DN21 1DN21 1UB: also in DN21 1DN21 1UD: also in DN21 1DN21 1UF: also in DN21 1DN21 1UH: also in DN21 1DN21 1WA: also in DN21 1DN21 1WB: also in DN21 1DN21 1WD: also in DN21 1DN21 1WE: also in DN21 1DN21 1WF: also in DN21 1DN21 1WG: also in DN21 1DN21 1WH: also in DN21 1DN21 1WJ: also in DN21 1DN21 1WL: also in DN21 1DN21 1WZ: also in DN21 1DN21 1XE: also in DN21 1DN21 1XH: also in DN21 1DN21 1XL: also in DN21 1DN21 1XP: also in DN21 1DN21 1XR: also in DN21 1DN21 1XZ: also in DN21 1DN21 1YA: also in DN21 1DN21 1YB: also in DN21 1DN21 1YD: also in DN21 1DN21 1YE: also in DN21 1DN21 1YF: also in DN21 1DN21 1YG: also in DN21 1DN21 1YH: also in DN21 1DN21 1YQ: also in DN21 1DN21 1ZN: also in DN21 1DN21 1ZQ: also in DN21 1DN21 1ZR: also in DN21 1 2 schools, 800 mCleveland Surgery 1.8 kmGainsborough Lea Road station 1.8 kmGainsborough DN21 1RF Map of DN21 1RF and what is near it Map of DN21 1RF: its centre point, with the 371 other postcodes in the DN21 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 19 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cleveland Surgery 1.8 kmGP 7.5 kmGainsborough East DN21 1RF
  • DN21 1RF
  • Other postcodes in DN21 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4018, longitude -0.7594)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DN21 1RF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DN21 1RF?

Every home and business at DN21 1RF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

West Lindsey: 68%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

West Lindsey: 92%

The line marks the figure across West Lindsey.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DN21 1RF?

West Lindsey District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DN21 1RF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DN21 1RF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across West Lindsey

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DN21 1RF: 2,188 properties in West Lindsey are at high risk (3.4% of all its properties). All the figures for West Lindsey

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DN21 1RF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DN21 1RF?

Homes in DN21 1 sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 169 sales, down 9.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£164,998 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £227,500 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £171,500 48 sales
  • Terraced £107,750 74 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £76,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DN21 district: a typical £177,500 from 486 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DN21 1RF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DN21 1RF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DN21 1RF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around DN21 1RF. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (59%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DN21 1RF

Band D in West Lindsey for 2026‑27: £2,354. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,570 (band A) to £2,877 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,570.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 630 (66%)£1,570
Band Babout 180 (19%)£1,831
Band Cabout 70 (7%)£2,093
Band Dabout 60 (6%)£2,354
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,877
Band Fwithheld£3,401
Band Gwithheld£3,924
Band Hfewer than 5£4,709

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 59% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 34% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for West Lindsey before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DN21 1RF is in (ONS area E01026377), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DN21 1RF?

The nearest open schools to DN21 1RF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DN21 1RF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DN21 1RF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DN21 1RF is Gainsborough Central Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Gainsborough Central Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Gainsborough Lea Road Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Danes Road, 48 m away.

More stations near DN21 1RF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DN21 1RF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DN21 1RF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DN21 1RF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DN21 1RF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DN21 1RF?

The nearest to the centre of DN21 1RF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DN21 1RF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DN21 1RF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DN21 1RF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DN21 1RF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DN21 1RF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DN21 1RF?

The nearest vets to the centre of DN21 1RF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DN21 1RF in a conservation area?

The centre of DN21 1RF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DN21 1RF?

Police.uk records 264 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DN21 1RF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences85 reports
Shoplifting45 reports
Anti-social behaviour44 reports
Criminal damage and arson32 reports
Public order23 reports
Other theft14 reports

Also: burglary 5, vehicle crime 5, other crime 5, robbery 4, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DN21 1RF

Ward
Gainsborough East
Parish
Gainsborough
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Gainsborough
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DN21 1RU30 mDN21 1RE60 mDN21 1WL80 mDN21 1WG90 mDN21 1RS130 mDN21 1RX140 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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