DN16 3RQ

Messingham · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN16 3RG 1.1 km
DN16 3RF 1.2 km
DN21 4JX 1.5 km
DN20 9NF 1.6 km
DN20 9NG 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN16 3RQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN16
Postcode sector
DN16 3
Latitude
53.543156
Longitude
-0.596332
British National Grid easting
493,112
British National Grid northing
406,082

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Lincolnshire · E06000013
Parish or community
E04012744
Westminster constituency
Scunthorpe · E14001462
Output area
E00067241
Lower layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 021A · E01013324
Middle layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 021 · E02002769

Postcode source versions

Explore DN16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Twigmoor Cottage, Twigmoor, Scunthorpe, DN16 3RQ 20 September 2023 £280,000
Keepers Cottage, Twigmoor, Scunthorpe, DN16 3RQ 31 January 2020 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.9 km
  2. Holme Valley Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km
  3. Coritani Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.0
DN16 3 residents
15,132

Age bands in DN16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,683 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,511 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

3,715 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

3,520 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

3,026 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN16 3 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+
28.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
28.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
28.6%
Gigabit-capable
28.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
14.3%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
57.1%

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CAMBRIDGE AVENUE & MESSINGHAM MC

    CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, BOTTESFORD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3LG

    ODS code B81022

    4.1 km

  • ASHBY TURN PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS

    ASHBY THE LINK, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2UT

    ODS code B81045

    4.5 km

  • ANCORA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    291 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81026

    5.0 km

  • CEDAR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    275 ASHBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2AB

    ODS code B81113

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Holme

    0.8 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Greetwell

    1.0 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Greetwell

    1.1 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Greetwell

    1.1 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Greetwell

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Lincolnshire 021A, 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

19,438 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 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 £280,000 from 1 recorded sale in DN16 3RQ. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 4 events.

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