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Postcode · Gainsborough

Housing in DN21 1UP

What the homes in DN21 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gainsborough East
Council
West Lindsey
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,634 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.2%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DN21 1UPEngland
Detached40.2%22.9%
Semi-detached22.2%31.5%
Terraced25%23%
Purpose-built flat11.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.1% of households in the DN21 1UP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.8% own outright and 16.3% with a mortgage.

DN21 1UP
46%
12%
41%
England
  • Owned46.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented41.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN21 1UPEngland
Owned outright29.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council15%8.3%
From a housing association26.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN21 1UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

DN21 1UPEngland
Living alone, under 6614.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21%12.8%
Couple, no children14.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

West LindseyEngland
All homes£741£1,459
One bedroom£540£1,195
Two bedrooms£673£1,335
Three bedrooms£823£1,489
Four or more£1,146£2,161
Detached£967£1,640
Semi-detached£781£1,449
Terraced£727£1,435
Flat or maisonette£582£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DN21 1UP (Gainsborough East) (about 1,634 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.

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