DN16 1DL North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 2004. Ward: Frodingham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Nostell Road, Scunthorpe: 6 addresses
- Winterton Road, Scunthorpe: 1 address
- Ore Blending Road, North Lincolnshire: 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 (87% of about 630 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Holloways Coaches, Cottage Beck Road, Scunthorpe, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 8 addresses are between 29 m and 32 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 50% 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 | 1.6 km |
| Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Brigg 1,640 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Nostell Road Scunthorpe | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Carlton Street Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 650 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 18.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 75.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Oswald Road Medical Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orthocentres Limited | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Scunthorpe Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | H&S Foods Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.0 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,670 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rowmills Plantation | Wood | 820 m south |
| Brat Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
| Soke Nook Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| Emanuel Strip | Wood | 2.7 km south-east |
| Little Crow Covert | Wood | 2.7 km east |
| Clapgate Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Nostell Road.