DN38
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Barnetby le Wold, Grasby and Melton Ross, in North Lincolnshire and West Lindsey.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DN38 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 23% of people in DN38 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DN38 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DN38 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN38 at a rate of 54.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN38.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (59), other crime (32) and anti-social behaviour (14).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN38 was 43.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DN38, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN38 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DN38
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lincolnshire 004A | 2,036 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.4% |
MPs for DN38
- Martin VickersConservativeMP for Brigg and Immingham60% of DN38’s postcodes
- Sir Edward LeighConservativeMP for Gainsborough40% of DN38’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in DN381
Councils DN38 covers2
Postcode districts next to DN384
Nearest rail stations1
More in the DN postcode area2
DN38 in brief
DN38 is a postcode district covering Barnetby le Wold, Grasby and Melton Ross, in North Lincolnshire and West Lindsey.
About 2,716 people lived in DN38 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £222,500 in 2025 across 44 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DN38 was £222,500 in 2025.
DN38 had 2,695 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in DN38 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DN38, 73.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.