DN15 0AD North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Burton upon Stather & Winterton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Ermine Street, North Lincolnshire: 24 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ermine Street, Appleby: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ermine Street, Appleby: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ermine Street, Appleby: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bridge Road, Wressle: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bridge Road, Wressle: 3 addresses
- Risby Road, Appleby: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ermine Street, Wressle: 2 addresses
- Paul Lane, Appleby: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ermine Street, Bonby: 2 addresses
- Church Lane, Appleby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ermine Street, Worlaby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ermine Street, Bonby: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Lincolnshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,348 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,566 | £1,827 | £2,088 | £2,348 | £2,870 | £3,392 | £3,914 | £4,697 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (24% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Appleby Conservation area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Appleby.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CROSS BASE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 METRE WEST OF ROAD VERGE, grade II
- CROSS BASE APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES WEST OF ROAD VERGE, grade II
- CROSS COTTAGE, grade II
- ERMINE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD ESTATE HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 58 addresses are between 1 m and 17 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 5% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Scunthorpe 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Brigg 1,640 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Barton-On-Humber 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Demand Responsive Area Appleby | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 15.2 km (9.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 77.1 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Winterton Medical Practice | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lincolnshire Co-Operative Chemists LTD | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 10 King Street | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Scunthorpe Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Winterton, Winterton Cashzone | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Plantation | Wood | 370 m north |
| Mickleholme Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Dudley Covert | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Rookery Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Scab Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Clapgate Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 57 |
19 of the postcode's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Lincolnshire: see them on the North Lincolnshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Ermine Street.