DN16 1NG North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Frodingham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Redbourn Way, Scunthorpe: 28 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 (96% of about 850 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 (440 m)
- Hartwell Ford, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (520 m)
- 106-108 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, permissioned (550 m)
- Land at the Council Depot, Station Road, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (590 m)
- Former Kingsway House Scunthorpe, not permissioned (730 m)
- 1-7 Cliff Garden Scunthorpe, permissioned (790 m)
- Brumby Resource Centre, East Common Lane, Scunthorpe, permissioned (890 m)
- 2-12 Cole Street, Scunthorpe, permissioned (950 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 4 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 38 m above sea level.
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 | 410 m |
| Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Crowle 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Wortley House Hotel Frodingham | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 880 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Car Park | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 19.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 73.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Oswald Road Medical Surgery | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parkview Dental Practice | 380 m |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Scunthorpe Police Station | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Quick Stop | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Festival Gardens 1.8 ha | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Queen's Gardens 18 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rowland Road Playground 1.3 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade I), 650 m north-west. 12 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 | 650 m north-west |
| Brumby Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Central Park | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Rowmills Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Brumby Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Cliff Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Brat Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-east |
| Clapgate Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 5.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 28 | 28 |
None of the postcode's 28 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Redbourn Way.