DN15 6ER

Town · North Lincolnshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Scunthorpe
Ward
Town
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Constituency
Scunthorpe
Postcode district
DN15
Postcode sector
DN15 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN15 6EL 47 m
DN15 6EN 59 m
DN15 6HT 66 m
DN15 6ET 71 m
DN15 6ES 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN15 6ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN15
Postcode sector
DN15 6
Latitude
53.591938
Longitude
-0.650862
British National Grid easting
489,396
British National Grid northing
411,439

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Lincolnshire · E06000013
Electoral ward
Town · E05015092
Parish or community
E43000012
Westminster constituency
Scunthorpe · E14001462
Output area
E00172842
Lower layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 008D · E01013330
Middle layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 008 · E02002756

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
71, Frances Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6ER 18 August 2025 £44,664
38, Frances Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6ER 19 April 2023 £70,000
49, Frances Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6ER 12 April 2023 £72,250

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
22
Secondary
7
  1. Scunthorpe CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    189 m
  2. Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire

    University technical college

    567 m
  3. Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue

    Academy sponsor led

    727 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,892
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,856
  • Shoplifting 692
  • Public order 444
  • Criminal damage and arson 392
  • Other theft 284

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
86

44 female, 42 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
3.0
DN15 6 residents
5,009

Age bands in DN15 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

918 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

605 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.5%

2,014 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

1,185 residents

Age 65 and over
9.7%

505 residents

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN15 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • CHERRY TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    IRONSTONE CENTRE, WEST STREET, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 6HX

    ODS code B81617

    85 m

  • THE OSWALD ROAD MEDICAL SURGERY

    78 OSWALD ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 7PG

    ODS code B81090

    455 m

  • CHURCH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 ORCHID RISE, CHURCH LANE, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 7AN

    ODS code B81064

    1.0 km

  • ANCORA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    291 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81026

    2.4 km

  • CEDAR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    275 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81113

    2.4 km

  • WEST COMMON LANE TEACHING PRACTICE

    DORCHESTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN17 1YH

    ODS code B81118

    2.8 km

  • ASHBY TURN PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS

    ASHBY THE LINK, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2UT

    ODS code B81045

    3.0 km

  • CAMBRIDGE AVENUE & MESSINGHAM MC

    CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, BOTTESFORD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3LG

    ODS code B81022

    3.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Frances Street

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Laneham Street

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Dunstall Street

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Dunstall Street

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Mary Street Shops

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Lincolnshire 008D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,956 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
7
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £70,000 from 3 recorded sales in DN15 6ER. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Lincolnshire is £181,725 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

40 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. Scunthorpe CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 189 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,892 published events cover 12 months, averaging 407.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,856 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.