DN9 1RR North Lincolnshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Axholme South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- South Street, Owston Ferry: 5 addresses
- South Street, Owston Ferry: 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 (32% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 1 m and 4 m above sea level (2 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 | Gainsborough Central 2,370 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Letter Box East Ferry | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 9.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 29.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 72.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | South Axholme Practice | 5.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Weldricks Pharmacy | 4.8 km |
| NHS dentists | The Limes Dental Practice | 5.5 km |
| Hospital | John Coupland Hospital | 8.1 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Epworth Police Station | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | Lincolnshire Co-op - Haxey Cashzone | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,790 m² | 910 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 940 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kinaird motte and bailey castle, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kinaird motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| Hardwick Hill | Hill | 2.7 km east |
| Addy's Wood | Wood | 2.8 km north-west |
| Peacock Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south-east |
| Laughton Common | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
| Peacock Wood | Wood | 3.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 6 |
2 of the postcode's 6 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 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 South Street.