Housing in DN21 1BB
What the homes in DN21 1BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gainsborough West
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,034 (2024)
DN21 1BBGainsborough
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.7%). Flats make up 1.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.6% of households in the DN21 1BB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 33% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented31.3%20.5%
- Social rented6.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.4%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in West Lindsey
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Lindsey (August 2026, +10.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DN21 1BB (Gainsborough West) (about 2,034 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.