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DN16 postcode area · Scunthorpe

The DN16 postcode district covers Scunthorpe and spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Lincolnshire. Area Scores range from 5 to 88 across them. Every full DN16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The DN16 district contains both ends of the scale: Scunthorpe Yaddlethorpe at 88 out of 100 (#807 of 6,856 in England) against Scunthorpe Central & Crosby at 6, an 83-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £106,500 in Scunthorpe Central & Crosby to £240,000 in Messingham & Scawby — a 2.3× gap within the DN16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,379a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime122per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DN16 district

£150,000median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · -0.3% over the year · 431 sales
Detached£225,000
Semi-detached£144,975
Terraced£127,500
Flat£68,500
North Lincolnshire£175,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Scunthorpe YaddlethorpeNorth Lincolnshire 80788 £178,000
Messingham & ScawbyNorth Lincolnshire 1,81574 £240,000
Scunthorpe BottesfordNorth Lincolnshire 3,13154 £170,498
Scunthorpe Central ParkNorth Lincolnshire 4,70731 £187,500
Scunthorpe Lincoln GardensNorth Lincolnshire 5,19424 £145,000
Scunthorpe AshbyNorth Lincolnshire 5,32422 £150,000
Scunthorpe NorthNorth Lincolnshire 5,58518 £155,000
Scunthorpe FrodinghamNorth Lincolnshire 5,60518 £128,000
Scunthorpe LakesideNorth Lincolnshire 6,01012 £140,000
Scunthorpe Central & CrosbyNorth Lincolnshire 6,4766 £106,500

People living in DN16 Census 2021

Residents71,298
Median age (est.)41
Density720per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above21%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 19%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Process & plant 16% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Process & plant16%
Professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 39% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in DN16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DN16 district.

Scunthorpe Scunthorpe Central

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DN16.

DN15 DN17 DN20 DN21 HU15 DN18 DN8 HU14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.