DN17 3SG North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Messingham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Holme Lane, Messingham: 29 addresses
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Messingham: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Messingham: 2 addresses
- Leaburn Road, Messingham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Bottesford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Bottesford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Messingham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Holme: 1 address
- Northfield Road, Messingham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Messingham: 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 (29% of about 720 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
- Off Temperance Avenue, Messingham, permissioned (440 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 2 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 42 addresses are between 14 m and 35 m above sea level (27 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 | 5.8 km |
| Kirton Lindsey 740 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Northfield Road Messingham | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | ubitricity | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 20.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 76.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cambridge Avenue & Messingham Mc | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tobrey Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | Bottesford Dental Practice | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Scunthorpe Police Station | 6.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Chopper Cost Thorpe, Messingham | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Beckside Linear Park 14 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,710 m² | 890 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holme Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Holme Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Broom Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km east |
| Black Hoe Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km east |
| Brat Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north-east |
| Gull Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 42 |
11 of the postcode's 42 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 | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 73% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 55% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 7 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 Holme Lane.