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Gainsborough East

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The west of the West Lindsey. About 7,562 people in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Gainsborough East, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,479
3,715th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
2,300th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Gainsborough East compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Gainsborough EastMiddle
Population20 wards, West Lindsey · 2021
Population: every ward in West Lindsey20 areas from 2,117 to 8,704. The middle area is 3,664. Gainsborough East is 7,479.
7,4796th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, West Lindsey · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Lindsey20 areas from 12.2% to 95.8%. The middle area is 68.0%. Gainsborough East is 95.7%.
95.7%2nd highest
Claimant rate20 wards, West Lindsey · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Lindsey20 areas from 1.2% to 8.7%. The middle area is 2.1%. Gainsborough East is 6.6%.
6.6%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, West Lindsey · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in West Lindsey20 areas from 50.5% to 65.6%. The middle area is 58.5%. Gainsborough East is 59.6%.
59.6%7th highest

Figures for the whole of West Lindsey

These figures are published for the whole of West Lindsey, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Lindsey and not Gainsborough East alone. See West Lindsey

Average house price
£203,592
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,377
169th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.3×
54th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.5
117th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Gainsborough East in brief

Gainsborough East had 7,479 usual residents at the census.

In Gainsborough East, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Gainsborough East, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.6% of residents in Gainsborough East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.