DN15 6NE North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Ravendale Street North, Scunthorpe: 12 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ravendale Street North, Scunthorpe: 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 (86% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2-12 Cole Street, Scunthorpe, permissioned (170 m)
- Former South Leys School, Enderby Road, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (210 m)
- Former Crosby Hotel Normanby Road Scunthorpe, not permissioned (410 m)
- Former Crosby Hotel Normanby Road Scunthorpe, permissioned (410 m)
- 1-7 Cliff Garden Scunthorpe, permissioned (440 m)
- Land at Church Square, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (440 m)
- Land at the Council Depot, Station Road, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (460 m)
- Methodist Church Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 addresses are about 36 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 78%, ultrafast 78%, gigabit 78% of premises; 0% 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 | 540 m |
| Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Crowle 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Frances Street Scunthorpe | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 330 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 19.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 73.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cherry Tree Medical Practice | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ravendale Street North (Dental Surgery) | 50 m |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Scunthorpe Police Station | 230 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 107-113 High Street Halifax | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,860 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Church of St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m east |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Central Park | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Brumby Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Hornsby's Holt | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Brat Hill | Hill | 3.8 km south-east |
| Clapgate Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 5.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 13 |
10 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 36% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Ravendale Street North.