DN15 6SB

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 6SD 42 m
DN15 6SA 58 m
DN15 6SS 77 m
DN15 6RA 78 m
DN15 6SU 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN15 6SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN15
Postcode sector
DN15 6
Latitude
53.591941
Longitude
-0.645604
British National Grid easting
489,744
British National Grid northing
411,446

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

Explore DN15

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
61 - 63, High Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6SB 9 May 2018 £48,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
22
Secondary
7
  1. Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire

    University technical college

    220 m
  2. Scunthorpe CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    278 m
  3. Frodingham Infant School

    Community school

    652 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,654
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,739
  • Shoplifting 690
  • Public order 430
  • Criminal damage and arson 370
  • Other theft 265

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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
30.8%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • CHERRY TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    IRONSTONE CENTRE, WEST STREET, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 6HX

    ODS code B81617

    416 m

  • THE OSWALD ROAD MEDICAL SURGERY

    78 OSWALD ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 7PG

    ODS code B81090

    668 m

  • CHURCH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B81064

    1.3 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

  • ASHBY TURN PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS

    ASHBY THE LINK, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2UT

    ODS code B81045

    3.0 km

  • WEST COMMON LANE TEACHING PRACTICE

    DORCHESTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN17 1YH

    ODS code B81118

    3.1 km

  • CAMBRIDGE AVENUE & MESSINGHAM MC

    CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, BOTTESFORD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3LG

    ODS code B81022

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · 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
8
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,654 published events cover 12 months, averaging 387.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,739 events.

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