DN17 postcode area · North Lincolnshire

The DN17 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, West Lindsey. Area Scores range from 5 to 88 across them. Every full DN17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The DN17 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 — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £106,500 in Scunthorpe Central & Crosby to £288,000 in Epworth & Bracon — a 2.7× gap within the DN17 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire and West Lindsey — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,359a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime85per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)46

Owner-occupied70%

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 DN17 district

£170,000median home sold over the past year · +17.2% over 5 years · +2.4% over the year · 475 sales

Detached£245,000

Semi-detached£156,000

Terraced£116,000

Flat£89,950

North Lincolnshire£175,000

Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Scunthorpe YaddlethorpeNorth Lincolnshire	807	88	£178,000
Messingham & ScawbyNorth Lincolnshire	1,815	74	£240,000
Carlton, Hemingbrough & OsgodbyNorth Yorkshire	1,869	73	£248,000
Epworth & BraconNorth Lincolnshire	2,349	66	£288,000
Westwoodside, Haxey & Owston FerryNorth Lincolnshire	2,521	63	£272,500
Morton, Blyton & ScotterWest Lindsey	2,822	59	£213,750
Burton upon Stather, Alkborough & GunnessNorth Lincolnshire	3,686	46	£180,250
Crowle & KeadbyNorth Lincolnshire	4,536	34	£205,000
Scunthorpe Central ParkNorth Lincolnshire	4,707	31	£187,500
Scunthorpe Lincoln GardensNorth Lincolnshire	5,194	24	£145,000
Scunthorpe AshbyNorth Lincolnshire	5,324	22	£150,000
Scunthorpe WestcliffNorth Lincolnshire	6,339	8	£121,500
Scunthorpe Central & CrosbyNorth Lincolnshire	6,476	6	£106,500

People living in DN17 Census 2021

Residents95,665

Median age (est.)46

Density175per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above25%

No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	14%
Elementary	13%
Skilled trades	12%
Managers & directors	12%
Process & plant	12%
Associate professional	11%
Caring & leisure	10%
Administrative	9%
Sales & customer service	8%

Ethnic group

White 95%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 DN17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DN17 district.

Scunthorpe Scunthorpe Central

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DN17.

DN16 DN15 DN20 DN8 DN21 DN14 DN9 HU15

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.