DN15 7PJ North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cliff Gardens, Scunthorpe: 35 addresses
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 (71% of about 730 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: 7 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1-7 Cliff Garden Scunthorpe, permissioned (250 m)
- Former Scunthorpe Telegraph Office Site, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (350 m)
- 106-108 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, permissioned (350 m)
- Hartwell Ford, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (420 m)
- Methodist Church Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, permissioned (610 m)
- Methodist Church Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, permissioned (610 m)
- Former South Leys School, Enderby Road, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (760 m)
- 32-34 Newland Avenue, Scunthorpe, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 35 addresses are between 43 m and 48 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 520 m |
| Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Crowle 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Orchid Rise Scunthorpe | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Deyne Ave Carpark | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 20.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 73.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Oswald Road Medical Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Taffs Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Health Club | 300 m |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | Scunthorpe Police Station | 540 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Festival Gardens 1.8 ha | 530 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Queen's Gardens 18 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade I), 240 m south-east. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m south-east |
| Brumby Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Central Park | Wood | 890 m south-west |
| Brumby Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Cliff Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Woodlands | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Viaduct Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Brat Hill | Hill | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Cliff Gardens.