DN16 2QW

Ashby Lakeside · North Lincolnshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Constituency
Scunthorpe
Postcode district
DN16
Postcode sector
DN16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN16 2RW 52 m
DN16 2RN 75 m
DN16 3DQ 83 m
DN16 2RR 106 m
DN16 3EP 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN16 2QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN16
Postcode sector
DN16 2
Latitude
53.561606
Longitude
-0.623079
British National Grid easting
491,300
British National Grid northing
408,100

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
E00189263
Lower layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 015F · E01035482
Middle layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 015 · E02002763

Postcode source versions

Explore DN16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
21
Secondary
6
  1. St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School

    Foundation school

    405 m
  2. Coritani Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    488 m
  3. The Grange Primary School

    Community school

    872 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,889
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 753
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Public order 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 156
  • Shoplifting 141

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DN16 2 residents
8,930

Age bands in DN16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,568 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,008 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

2,371 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,650 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

2,108 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CAMBRIDGE AVENUE & MESSINGHAM MC

    CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, BOTTESFORD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3LG

    ODS code B81022

    1.9 km

  • ASHBY TURN PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS

    ASHBY THE LINK, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2UT

    ODS code B81045

    2.1 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

  • THE OSWALD ROAD MEDICAL SURGERY

    78 OSWALD ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 7PG

    ODS code B81090

    3.6 km

  • CHURCH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B81064

    3.7 km

  • CHERRY TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    IRONSTONE CENTRE, WEST STREET, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 6HX

    ODS code B81617

    3.9 km

  • WEST COMMON LANE TEACHING PRACTICE

    DORCHESTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN17 1YH

    ODS code B81118

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Wisteria Way

    BCT · Bottesford

    0.2 miles
  • Wisteria Way

    BCT · Bottesford

    0.2 miles
  • Uredale Place

    BCT · Ashby

    0.2 miles
  • Wensleydale Road

    BCT · Ashby

    0.2 miles
  • Lunedale Road

    BCT · Ashby

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Lincolnshire 015F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,349 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,889 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 753 events.

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