UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/dn21
DN21Gainsborough, West Lindsey, England
House prices in DN21, Gainsborough
Homes in DN21 sold for a median of £175,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,190 standard sales.
It is the cheapest of the 4 postcode districts in the West Lindsey council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 475 | £260,000 | £215,000 to £344,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 336 | £162,500 | £130,000 to £195,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 348 | £112,500 | £80,000 to £148,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 31 | £73,500 | £68,000 to £97,000 | Too few |
Only 34 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 40% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 29%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.5 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £73,500, 32% less than the £108,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in DN21
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in DN21 3, around Scotter, with a median of £255,000, and lowest in DN21 2, around Gainsborough, at £117,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in DN21 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 143 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| DN21 3FB | £495,000 | 3 |
| DN21 4RE | £428,000 | 3 |
| DN21 3SW | £395,000 | 3 |
| DN21 5NW | £355,000 | 3 |
| DN21 5FQ | £350,000 | 6 |
| DN21 3DZ | £310,000 | 7 |
| DN21 4FF | £307,500 | 8 |
| DN21 3LS | £307,000 | 8 |
| DN21 3GT | £297,000 | 3 |
| DN21 3QT | £295,000 | 5 |
| DN21 5ES | £290,000 | 3 |
| DN21 3GE | £287,500 | 6 |
| DN21 5HX | £287,000 | 5 |
| DN21 4FE | £285,000 | 8 |
| DN21 4HE | £285,000 | 3 |
| DN21 4SH | £280,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1FS | £265,500 | 6 |
| DN21 4BL | £245,000 | 8 |
| DN21 5HE | £244,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1FP | £242,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1PX | £241,000 | 3 |
| DN21 4NX | £240,000 | 4 |
| DN21 5QN | £231,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1ED | £230,500 | 8 |
| DN21 1YG | £230,000 | 7 |
| DN21 3RQ | £230,000 | 4 |
| DN21 5HT | £230,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1AR | £228,000 | 5 |
| DN21 5AB | £225,000 | 5 |
| DN21 2RF | £222,500 | 3 |
| DN21 4EF | £219,000 | 6 |
| DN21 1WT | £215,000 | 5 |
| DN21 4EH | £215,000 | 3 |
| DN21 3SU | £212,500 | 3 |
| DN21 5QS | £212,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1ZR | £210,000 | 5 |
| DN21 3JX | £205,000 | 4 |
| DN21 5BZ | £205,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1WN | £204,500 | 20 |
| DN21 2QE | £203,000 | 5 |
| DN21 1WR | £201,500 | 8 |
| DN21 1WU | £201,000 | 9 |
| DN21 1TZ | £200,000 | 3 |
| DN21 3FA | £200,000 | 3 |
| DN21 3JY | £200,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1NB | £195,000 | 3 |
| DN21 4PW | £195,000 | 3 |
| DN21 3LB | £194,000 | 3 |
| DN21 5FN | £194,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1TY | £193,000 | 4 |
| DN21 3SE | £190,000 | 5 |
| DN21 1AS | £189,000 | 6 |
| DN21 1JB | £187,500 | 7 |
| DN21 2TE | £186,500 | 4 |
| DN21 3SG | £186,500 | 4 |
| DN21 3UT | £185,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1XH | £182,500 | 3 |
| DN21 4NZ | £181,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1FR | £180,000 | 5 |
| DN21 1AE | £179,500 | 4 |
| DN21 3TZ | £179,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1JE | £177,000 | 14 |
| DN21 4NJ | £177,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1ZS | £173,500 | 12 |
| DN21 1GJ | £172,000 | 3 |
| DN21 2WB | £172,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1HA | £170,000 | 3 |
| DN21 2FG | £170,000 | 4 |
| DN21 4PS | £169,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1XF | £167,500 | 5 |
| DN21 1GW | £165,500 | 8 |
| DN21 4SQ | £165,000 | 3 |
| DN21 5EP | £165,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1WA | £162,500 | 6 |
| DN21 1FZ | £160,000 | 15 |
| DN21 5EG | £158,500 | 3 |
| DN21 4AZ | £158,000 | 15 |
| DN21 2TN | £156,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1AU | £155,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1GR | £155,000 | 9 |
| DN21 1WD | £155,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1EJ | £149,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1PW | £149,000 | 6 |
| DN21 2TD | £149,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1ZH | £145,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1GS | £144,000 | 7 |
| DN21 1FT | £141,500 | 5 |
| DN21 1ZB | £140,000 | 3 |
| DN21 4SS | £137,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1FW | £135,000 | 4 |
| DN21 2QS | £135,000 | 7 |
| DN21 2LB | £133,000 | 4 |
| DN21 2LA | £132,500 | 10 |
| DN21 2QR | £132,500 | 3 |
| DN21 4DL | £132,000 | 4 |
| DN21 4NL | £132,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1FE | £130,000 | 5 |
| DN21 2LQ | £130,000 | 3 |
| DN21 2SE | £130,000 | 4 |
| DN21 1SW | £128,500 | 4 |
| DN21 2JU | £128,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1XR | £125,000 | 4 |
| DN21 5EB | £125,000 | 3 |
| DN21 5XN | £125,000 | 4 |
| DN21 2FP | £119,000 | 5 |
| DN21 1NA | £118,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1ZF | £116,500 | 4 |
| DN21 2LD | £116,500 | 4 |
| DN21 2AT | £116,000 | 5 |
| DN21 4JH | £115,000 | 3 |
| DN21 2NU | £112,000 | 7 |
| DN21 2NT | £110,000 | 4 |
| DN21 2PP | £108,000 | 3 |
| DN21 2PU | £107,500 | 3 |
| DN21 2PG | £107,000 | 5 |
| DN21 2JE | £105,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1DD | £102,500 | 3 |
| DN21 2TT | £102,500 | 4 |
| DN21 2RX | £102,000 | 3 |
| DN21 4PT | £100,000 | 4 |
| DN21 2LF | £99,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1DF | £95,000 | 5 |
| DN21 5XS | £92,500 | 6 |
| DN21 2RP | £90,000 | 4 |
| DN21 2PJ | £87,000 | 5 |
| DN21 5XT | £85,000 | 3 |
| DN21 5XW | £85,000 | 3 |
| DN21 2PR | £83,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1DW | £80,000 | 3 |
| DN21 2PQ | £78,500 | 3 |
| DN21 1AB | £76,000 | 5 |
| DN21 2SA | £75,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1LB | £74,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1GH | £72,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1DH | £71,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1ZA | £71,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1JA | £69,000 | 4 |
| DN21 2RT | £58,500 | 3 |
| DN21 2HW | £57,500 | 4 |
| DN21 1DG | £55,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1JQ | £53,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1DT | £52,000 | 3 |
| DN21 1BH | £41,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 40%, from £126,500 in 2016 to £177,000 in 2025, less than the 46% rise for a typical district in the East Midlands.
Postcode districts in the West Lindsey council area
Median sale price of the 4 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. DN21 is the cheapest.
- LN7 Market Rasen£244,000
- LN3 Lincoln£240,000
- LN8 Market Rasen£230,000
- DN21 Gainsborough, this district£175,000
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of DN21, from the sales in DN21, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Scotter and Blyton 203 sales£255,000
- Lea 61 sales£250,000
- Hemswell 81 sales£224,000
- Ridge 131 sales£195,000
- Gainsborough East 171 sales£158,000
- Gainsborough North 288 sales£149,000
- Gainsborough South-West 224 sales£121,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £69,000 for a terraced house on Grey Street to £310,000 for a detached house on Lea Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in DN21. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 248 Lea RoadSold for £310,000
- 80 Grey StreetSold for £69,000
- 79 Beckett AvenueSold for £143,500
- 4 North Dale CourtSold for £195,000
- Hall FarmSold for £590,000
- 11 Richdale AvenueSold for £215,000
- Lilac Cottage North Cliff RoadSold for £75,000
- 6 Granary CloseSold for £295,000
- 5 Blackthorn CloseSold for £275,000
- 24 Woodfield RoadSold for £170,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Sunningdale Way, Gainsborough£173,50029 sales
- Alfie Williams Way, Gainsborough£204,50020 sales
- Lea Road, Gainsborough£140,00018 sales
- Bob Rainsforth Way, Gainsborough£172,00017 sales
- The Maltings, Kirton Lindsey£158,00015 sales
Living in DN21
Crime
100 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 78 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 70% of homes can get it
Lower than 77 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
45% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,354 a year in West Lindsey for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 67 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | |
| B | 39 | |
| C | 438 | |
| D | 355 | |
| E | 82 | |
| F | 23 | |
| G | 6 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | ||
| 187 | ||
| 87 | ||
| 107 | ||
| 137 | ||
| 94 | ||
| 204 | ||
| 41 |
Coal mining
None of the 1,371 live postcodes in DN21 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 33% of postcodes in the East Midlands are.
About these figures
The figures come from 1,190 standard sales in DN21 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.