DN16 1LS

Frodingham · North Lincolnshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Scunthorpe
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Constituency
Scunthorpe
Postcode district
DN16
Postcode sector
DN16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN16 1NB 56 m
DN16 1LR 59 m
DN16 1LT 89 m
DN16 1LP 96 m
DN16 1LU 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN16 1LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN16
Postcode sector
DN16 1
Latitude
53.580749
Longitude
-0.649511
British National Grid easting
489,509
British National Grid northing
410,196

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Lincolnshire · E06000013
Parish or community
E43000012
Westminster constituency
Scunthorpe · E14001462
Output area
E00067179
Lower layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 010D · E01013314
Middle layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 010 · E02002758

Postcode source versions

Explore DN16

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Maple Tree Close East, Scunthorpe, DN16 1LS 5 November 2021 £147,500
9, Maple Tree Close East, Scunthorpe, DN16 1LS 4 May 2021 £107,000
3, Maple Tree Close East, Scunthorpe, DN16 1LS 16 November 2020 £119,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
22
Secondary
7
  1. St Hugh's Special School

    Community special school

    110 m
  2. Bushfield Road Infant School

    Community school

    191 m
  3. Outwood Junior Academy Brumby

    Academy sponsor led

    371 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,880
  • Shoplifting 823
  • Public order 451
  • Criminal damage and arson 356
  • Other theft 295

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

16 female, 10 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.6
DN16 1 residents
8,709

Age bands in DN16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.5%

1,810 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

1,141 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

2,467 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

2,147 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

1,273 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN16 1 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
80%

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

  • THE OSWALD ROAD MEDICAL SURGERY

    78 OSWALD ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 7PG

    ODS code B81090

    862 m

  • CHURCH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B81064

    968 m

  • ANCORA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    291 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81026

    1.2 km

  • CEDAR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    275 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81113

    1.2 km

  • CHERRY TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    IRONSTONE CENTRE, WEST STREET, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 6HX

    ODS code B81617

    1.3 km

  • ASHBY TURN PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS

    ASHBY THE LINK, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2UT

    ODS code B81045

    1.7 km

  • WEST COMMON LANE TEACHING PRACTICE

    DORCHESTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN17 1YH

    ODS code B81118

    2.3 km

  • CAMBRIDGE AVENUE & MESSINGHAM MC

    CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, BOTTESFORD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3LG

    ODS code B81022

    2.5 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

  • The Pods

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.2 miles
  • The Pods

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.2 miles
  • Bushfield Road

    BCT · Old Brumby

    0.2 miles
  • Bushfield Road

    BCT · Old Brumby

    0.2 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Old Brumby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Lincolnshire 010D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,380 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £147,500 from 1 recorded sale in DN16 1LS. 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Hugh's Special School is the nearest published school at 110 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 424.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,880 events.

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