DN21 3TA postcode in Scotter, Lincolnshire

DN21 3TA is a postcode in Scotter, in the Scotter and Blyton 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 at DN21 3TA can get it Across West Lindsey: 68% Typical price £253,000 Homes sold in DN21 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station Kirton Lindsey 5.0 km in a straight line

Where DN21 3TA is, and what is near it

Map of DN21 3TA and what is near it Map of DN21 3TA: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the DN21 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DN21 3BH: also in DN21 3DN21 3FB: also in DN21 3DN21 3FD: also in DN21 3DN21 3FE: also in DN21 3DN21 3GA: also in DN21 3DN21 3HA: also in DN21 3DN21 3HB: also in DN21 3DN21 3HD: also in DN21 3DN21 3HT: also in DN21 3DN21 3HU: also in DN21 3DN21 3HX: also in DN21 3DN21 3JB: also in DN21 3DN21 3JH: also in DN21 3DN21 3JJ: also in DN21 3DN21 3JL: also in DN21 3DN21 3QG: also in DN21 3DN21 3RG: also in DN21 3DN21 3RH: also in DN21 3DN21 3RJ: also in DN21 3DN21 3RL: also in DN21 3DN21 3RN: also in DN21 3DN21 3RQ: also in DN21 3DN21 3RW: also in DN21 3DN21 3RX: also in DN21 3DN21 3RY: also in DN21 3DN21 3RZ: also in DN21 3DN21 3SF: also in DN21 3DN21 3SG: also in DN21 3DN21 3SH: also in DN21 3DN21 3SJ: also in DN21 3DN21 3SL: also in DN21 3DN21 3SN: also in DN21 3DN21 3SP: also in DN21 3DN21 3SQ: also in DN21 3DN21 3SR: also in DN21 3DN21 3SS: also in DN21 3DN21 3ST: also in DN21 3DN21 3SU: also in DN21 3DN21 3SW: also in DN21 3DN21 3SX: also in DN21 3DN21 3SZ: also in DN21 3DN21 3TB: also in DN21 3DN21 3TD: also in DN21 3DN21 3TE: also in DN21 3DN21 3TH: also in DN21 3DN21 3TJ: also in DN21 3DN21 3TL: also in DN21 3DN21 3TN: also in DN21 3DN21 3TP: also in DN21 3DN21 3TQ: also in DN21 3DN21 3TR: also in DN21 3DN21 3TS: also in DN21 3DN21 3TT: also in DN21 3DN21 3TU: also in DN21 3DN21 3TW: also in DN21 3DN21 3TX: also in DN21 3DN21 3TY: also in DN21 3DN21 3TZ: also in DN21 3DN21 3UA: also in DN21 3DN21 3UB: also in DN21 3DN21 3UD: also in DN21 3DN21 3UE: also in DN21 3DN21 3UF: also in DN21 3DN21 3UG: also in DN21 3DN21 3UH: also in DN21 3DN21 3UJ: also in DN21 3DN21 3UL: also in DN21 3DN21 3UN: also in DN21 3DN21 3UP: also in DN21 3DN21 3UQ: also in DN21 3DN21 3UR: also in DN21 3DN21 3UT: also in DN21 3DN21 3UU: also in DN21 3DN21 3UW: also in DN21 3DN21 3UX: also in DN21 3DN21 3WA: also in DN21 3 School 2.9 kmAct Fast NL Ltd 4.3 kmKirton Lindsey station 5.0 kmGP 5.6 kmScotter DN21 3TA Map of DN21 3TA and what is near it Map of DN21 3TA: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the DN21 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 2.9 kmKirton Lindsey station 5.0 kmGP 5.6 kmScotter DN21 3TA
  • DN21 3TA
  • Other postcodes in DN21 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5040, longitude -0.6618)

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 3TA?

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 3TA?

Every home and business at DN21 3TA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DN21 3TA 100% West Lindsey 68%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DN21 3TA 100% West Lindsey 92%
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 3TA?

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 3TA 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 3TA.

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 3TA: 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 3TA 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 3TA?

Homes in DN21 3 sold for a typical £253,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 85 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£253,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£246,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £305,000 56 sales
  • Semi-detached £215,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £138,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 3TA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DN21 3TA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 December 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 3TA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around DN21 3TA. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (30%). 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 3TA

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 £3,924 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,093.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (20%)£1,570
Band Babout 180 (20%)£1,831
Band Cabout 230 (26%)£2,093
Band Dabout 160 (18%)£2,354
Band Eabout 90 (10%)£2,877
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,401
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,924
Band Hfewer than 5£4,709

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 30% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 24% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: 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 3TA is in (ONS area E01026402), 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 3TA?

The nearest open schools to DN21 3TA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DN21 3TA, 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 3TA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DN21 3TA is Kirton Lindsey Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Kirton Lindsey Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmCycle
  • Scunthorpe Rail Station Railway station 9.2 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Dar Beck Road, 114 m away.

More stations near DN21 3TA, 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 3TA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DN21 3TA, 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 3TA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DN21 3TA 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 3TA?

The nearest to the centre of DN21 3TA, 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 3TA?

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 3TA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DN21 3TA, 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 3TA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DN21 3TA, 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 3TA?

The nearest vets to the centre of DN21 3TA 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 3TA in a conservation area?

The centre of DN21 3TA 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 3TA?

Police.uk records 5 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DN21 3TA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour1 report
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Shoplifting1 report

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 3TA

Ward
Scotter and Blyton
Parish
Scotter
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Scotter
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

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

DN21 3SZ60 mDN21 3HB80 mDN21 3FE130 mDN21 3HD130 mDN21 3HA140 mDN21 3TD150 m
All of DN21

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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