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Drake Street, Gainsborough

MyStreetCheck free street report: Drake Street, Gainsborough · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gainsborough-lincolnshire/drake-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DN21 1DF, DN21 1DG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£74,750
4 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£75,287
19 sales
Price range
£49k – £104k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 May 2026
DN21 1DF

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At a glance

House prices£75k average62% below the Gainsborough average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station4 min walkGainsborough Lea Road station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

19 property sales on Drake Street, Gainsborough have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £74,750. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £77,762. That is 62% below the Gainsborough average of £198,309 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% terraced, 11% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Drake Street range from £48,500 to £104,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 83 streets in Gainsborough with at least two sales in the last year, Drake Street ranks 81st for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Drake Street compared

Drake Street£74,750
DN21 postcode area£202,721
Gainsborough£198,309
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DN21 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £54,000 (1 sales)2017£54k2018: £60,000 (2 sales)2018£60k2021: £72,333 (3 sales)2021£72k2022: £87,000 (3 sales)2022£87k2023: £65,000 (1 sales)2023£65k2024: £81,500 (2 sales)2024£82k2025: £83,817 (3 sales)2025£84k2026: £74,750 (4 sales)2026£75k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£77,76211 May 2026
Semi-detached2£54,25013 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Drake Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Drake Street DN21 1DF 11 May 2026£85,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Drake Street DN21 1DG 4 Mar 2026£95,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Drake Street DN21 1DF 11 Feb 2026£53,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Drake Street DN21 1DF 30 Jan 2026£64,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Drake Street DN21 1DG 23 Jan 2026£55,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Drake Street DN21 1DF 12 Dec 2025£39,999 TerracedFreehold
25, Drake Street DN21 1DF 1 Jul 2025£103,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Drake Street DN21 1DG 13 Mar 2025£48,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Drake Street DN21 1DF 28 Feb 2025£99,950 TerracedFreehold
34, Drake Street DN21 1DG 22 Nov 2024£72,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Drake Street DN21 1DF 25 Sep 2024£95,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Drake Street DN21 1DG 4 Jun 2024£81,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Drake Street DN21 1DF 18 Jan 2024£68,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Drake Street DN21 1DG 20 Oct 2023£65,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Drake Street DN21 1DG 9 May 2023£46,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Drake Street DN21 1DF 14 Jul 2022£104,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Drake Street DN21 1DF 28 Mar 2022£87,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Drake Street DN21 1DF 25 Feb 2022£70,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Drake Street DN21 1DF 13 Dec 2021£80,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Drake Street DN21 1DG 1 Apr 2021£58,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Drake Street DN21 1DF 3 Mar 2021£64,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Drake Street DN21 1DF 6 Jan 2021£73,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Drake Street DN21 1DG 26 Jun 2020£47,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Drake Street DN21 1DF 17 Mar 2020£48,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Drake Street DN21 1DG 24 Aug 2018£60,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Drake Street DN21 1DG 16 Jan 2018£60,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Drake Street DN21 1DG 10 Oct 2017£54,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Drake Street DN21 1DF 13 Jul 2016£37,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
17, Drake Street £39,999 (Dec 2025) → £53,000 (Feb 2026) +33%
over under a year
18, Drake Street £47,000 (Jun 2020) → £55,000 (Jan 2026) +17%
over 6 yrs
11, Drake Street £68,000 (Jan 2024) → £95,000 (Sep 2024) +40%
over under a year
10, Drake Street £58,500 (Apr 2021) → £46,000 (May 2023) -21%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Drake Street

Crime

237 crimes were reported within about a mile of Drake Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences75
Shoplifting44
Anti-social behaviour37
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order23
Other theft12

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Drake Street is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough Flood alert area
  • River Trent at Beckingham Marsh Flood alert area
  • River Trent at Lea Flood alert area
  • River Trent at Gainsborough Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Drake Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Benjamin Adlard Primary School 234 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy 132 pupils Academy special converter 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough 189 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy 231 pupils Primary 0–7 Report 0.8 mi
White's Wood Academy 195 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School 189 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School 255 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.0 mi
Handel House Preparatory School 44 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Gainsborough Lea Road station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Gainsborough Central station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Washington Street (adj, Drake Street) 1 min walk
  • Drake Street (adj, Shakespeare Street) 1 min walk
  • Drake Street (opp, Shakespeare Street) 1 min walk
  • Strafford Street (adj, Gordon Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Caskgate Street Surgery
    Elswitha Hall, 3 Caskgate Street, Gainsborough · 0.8 mi
  • Cleveland Surgery
    Vanessa Drive, Gainsborough · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Gainsborough · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Gainsborough Superstore · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Gainsborough SF · 0.7 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Beaumont Street Gainsborough · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.8 mi
  • Lincoln Co-op Chemists Ltd · 0.8 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy Queensway · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Bridge Street (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
  • Gainsborough Health Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Market Street Dental · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned62.1%62.5%
Private rented31.3%20.3%
Social rented6.5%17.1%
Households787

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.0%64.1%
Aged 65+23.5%18.6%
Residents1,776

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks58%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks95%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks66%92%

Share of homes across West Lindsey with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Drake Street

Ethnic group

HereWest Lindsey
White95.2%97%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%1.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.3%

Religion

HereWest Lindsey
Christian49.5%54.7%
No religion41.7%37.9%
Not answered6.6%5.7%
Muslim1.5%0.4%
Other religion0.7%0.5%
Buddhist0%0.2%
Hindu0%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWest Lindsey
Born in the UK94.6%95.1%
Born outside the UK5.4%4.9%

Highest qualification

HereWest Lindsey
No qualifications25%18.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.4%29.3%
Level 3 qualifications16.7%18.1%
Level 2 qualifications15.7%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%10.4%
Apprenticeship8.3%6.8%
Other qualifications2.6%2.7%

General health

HereWest Lindsey
Very good health37.3%43.8%
Good health35.1%35.9%
Fair health19.6%14.7%
Bad health6.3%4.4%
Very bad health1.8%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Lindsey
1 car or van in household41.5%41.2%
No cars or vans in household27.1%14.1%
2 cars or vans in household24.4%32.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%12.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of West Lindsey.

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