DN17 3AG North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Messingham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- High Street, East Butterwick: 26 addresses
- Unnamed street near High Street, East Butterwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near High Street, East Butterwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near High Street, East Butterwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near High Street, East Butterwick: 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 D (30% 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 10 low and 3 very low.
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 30 addresses are between 0 m and 5 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 5% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km |
| Scunthorpe 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Crowle 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Chapel Lane East Butterwick | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 7.9 km |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 25.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 70.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | West Common Lane Teaching Practice | 4.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Scotter Road | 4.1 km |
| NHS dentists | The Willows Dental Practice | 5.9 km |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Epworth Police Station | 6.2 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Westcliffe Cashzone | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 240 m |
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel Hill Wood | Wood | 2.4 km west |
| Sealings Wood | Wood | 2.8 km west |
| Snake Plantation | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Fishpond Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km west |
| The Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km east |
| Cowsitt Hill | Hill | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 30 |
20 of the postcode's 30 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 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) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 High Street.