DN16 3EB North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashby Central. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Everest Road, Scunthorpe: 27 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 (94% of about 660 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
- 200 Ashby High Street, Scunthorpe, permissioned (590 m)
- Former Carpark, Collum Avenue, Scunthorpe, permissioned (620 m)
- Ashby Market, Ashby High Street, Scunthorpe, not permissioned (640 m)
- Rustys Car Garage, Ashby, not permissioned (700 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 27 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (26 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 | 2.7 km |
| Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Hunt Road Ashby | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Ashby High Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 19.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 75.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cambridge Avenue & Messingham Mc | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ashby Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 850 m |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Scunthorpe Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,280 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,820 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brat Hill | Hill | 1.1 km east |
| Rowmills Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Holme Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Skegs Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Emanuel Strip | Wood | 2.2 km east |
| Gull Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 27 |
25 of the postcode's 27 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 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Everest Road.