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DN16 2WY

Ashby Central · North Lincolnshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ashby Central
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Constituency
Scunthorpe
Postcode district
DN16
Postcode sector
DN16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN16 2RY 83 m
DN16 2RX 107 m
DN16 2UT 117 m
DN16 2TL 125 m
DN17 2BF 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN16 2WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN16
Postcode sector
DN16 2
Latitude
53.566475
Longitude
-0.653544
British National Grid easting
489,272
British National Grid northing
408,603

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Lincolnshire · E06000013
Electoral ward
Ashby Central · E05015074
Parish or community
E43000012
Westminster constituency
Scunthorpe · E14001462
Output area
E00066809
Lower layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 017B · E01013239
Middle layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 017 · E02002765

Postcode source versions

Explore DN16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
23
Secondary
7

  1. Oakfield Primary School

    Community school

    458 m

  2. Lincoln Gardens Primary School

    Community school

    580 m

  3. St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,691
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,539
  • Shoplifting 414
  • Criminal damage and arson 327
  • Public order 277
  • Anti social behaviour 276

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

  • ASHBY TURN PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS

    ASHBY THE LINK, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2UT

    ODS code B81045

    117 m

  • ANCORA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    291 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81026

    510 m

  • CEDAR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    275 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81113

    510 m

  • CAMBRIDGE AVENUE & MESSINGHAM MC

    CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, BOTTESFORD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3LG

    ODS code B81022

    908 m

  • WEST COMMON LANE TEACHING PRACTICE

    DORCHESTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN17 1YH

    ODS code B81118

    2.1 km

  • CHURCH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B81064

    2.2 km

  • THE OSWALD ROAD MEDICAL SURGERY

    78 OSWALD ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 7PG

    ODS code B81090

    2.4 km

  • CHERRY TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    IRONSTONE CENTRE, WEST STREET, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 6HX

    ODS code B81617

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Local Link

    BCT · Ashby Turn

    0.0 miles

  • Ashby Turn

    BCT · Ashby Turn

    0.1 miles

  • Ashby Turn

    BCT · Ashby Turn

    0.1 miles

  • Carvers Fish Shop

    BCT · Ashby

    0.1 miles

  • Messingham Road

    BCT · Scunthorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Lincolnshire 017B, 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

10,272 of 33,755

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

42 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. Oakfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,691 published events cover 12 months, averaging 307.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,539 events.

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