DN15 9FF North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced February 2020. Ward: Burton upon Stather & Winterton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Sand Pit Lane, Alkborough: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Station Road, Alkborough: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Sand Pit Lane, Alkborough: 3 addresses
- Whitton Road, North Lincolnshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Sand Pit Lane, Whitton: 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 C (28% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Alkborough Conservation area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
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 19 addresses are between 4 m and 48 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 80%, ultrafast 40%, gigabit 40% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Broomfleet 1,300 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km |
| Brough 552,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Gilberdyke 77,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest School Alkborough | 150 m |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 5.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 24.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 68.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Winterton Medical Practice | 5.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Lincolnshire Co-Operative Chemists LTD | 5.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 10 King Street | 5.8 km |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 11.2 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Melton | 9.2 km |
| Cash machines | Burton Newsmarket, Burton Upon Stather Cashzone | 4.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Village Green 2.2 ha | 2.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,230 m² | 2.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 240 m south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m south-west |
| Julian's Bower turf cut maze | Scheduled monument | 450 m south-west |
| Countess Close moated site | Scheduled monument | 610 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Side Plantation | Wood | 840 m south-west |
| Stick Holt | Wood | 930 m south-west |
| Walker Dyke Clough | Wetland | 1.6 km north |
| Cow Close Holt | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Whitton Ashes | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Trent Falls | Tidal water | 2.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
1 of the postcode's 19 addresses is 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Sand Pit Lane.