DN15 7DB

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN15 7AN 73 m
DN15 7AF 120 m
DN17 1AG 133 m
DN15 7AE 151 m
DN17 1AQ 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN15 7DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN15
Postcode sector
DN15 7
Latitude
53.585137
Longitude
-0.660837
British National Grid easting
488,750
British National Grid northing
410,670

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
E00067292
Lower layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 009C · E01013333
Middle layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 009 · E02002757

Postcode source versions

Explore DN15

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Fuchsia Croft, Scunthorpe, DN15 7DB 29 June 2021 £285,000
4, Fuchsia Croft, Scunthorpe, DN15 7DB 15 January 2021 £265,000
5, Fuchsia Croft, Scunthorpe, DN15 7DB 24 October 2016 £155,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
24
Secondary
7
  1. The St Lawrence Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    720 m
  2. OneSchool Global UK Ridgeway Campus

    Other independent school

    894 m
  3. Bushfield Road Infant School

    Community school

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,344
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,053
  • Shoplifting 747
  • Public order 483
  • Criminal damage and arson 426
  • Anti social behaviour 303

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

6 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
DN15 7 residents
9,156

Age bands in DN15 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,667 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,114 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

2,722 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,168 residents

Age 65 and over
13.6%

1,203 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN15 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
85.7%

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

  • CHURCH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B81064

    73 m

  • THE OSWALD ROAD MEDICAL SURGERY

    78 OSWALD ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 7PG

    ODS code B81090

    595 m

  • CHERRY TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    IRONSTONE CENTRE, WEST STREET, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 6HX

    ODS code B81617

    1.0 km

  • ANCORA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    291 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81026

    1.6 km

  • CEDAR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    275 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81113

    1.6 km

  • WEST COMMON LANE TEACHING PRACTICE

    DORCHESTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN17 1YH

    ODS code B81118

    1.8 km

  • ASHBY TURN PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS

    ASHBY THE LINK, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2UT

    ODS code B81045

    2.2 km

  • CAMBRIDGE AVENUE & MESSINGHAM MC

    CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, BOTTESFORD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3LG

    ODS code B81022

    3.0 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

  • Orchid Rise

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Jubilee Cottages

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Jubilee Cottages

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.2 miles
  • Eryholme Crescent

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Lincolnshire 009C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,478 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

42 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. The St Lawrence Academy is the nearest published school at 720 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,344 published events cover 12 months, averaging 445.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,053 events.

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