DN17 3AG

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
DN17
Postcode sector
DN17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN17 3JP 219 m
DN17 3JQ 226 m
DN17 3AE 242 m
DN17 3AD 252 m
DN17 3JW 258 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN17 3AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN17
Postcode sector
DN17 3
Latitude
53.546094
Longitude
-0.736566
British National Grid easting
483,814
British National Grid northing
406,235

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Lincolnshire · E06000013
Parish or community
E04000551
Westminster constituency
Scunthorpe · E14001462
Output area
E00067232
Lower layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 021A · E01013324
Middle layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 021 · E02002769

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
White House, High Street, East Butterwick, Scunthorpe, DN17 3AG 26 November 2020 £175,000
Trent House, High Street, East Butterwick, Scunthorpe, DN17 3AG 11 February 2011 £222,500
Trent House, High Street, East Butterwick, Scunthorpe, DN17 3AG 19 September 2008 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. West Butterwick C of E Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    533 m
  2. South Park Enterprise College (11-19)

    Other independent school

    4.2 km
  3. Act Fast NL Ltd

    Other independent special school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
79
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Public order 9
  • Burglary 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

14 female, 14 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.8
DN17 3 residents
7,141

Age bands in DN17 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

996 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

624 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

1,304 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

2,179 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,940 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN17 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
94.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
94.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.7%
Gigabit-capable
94.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
89.5%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WEST COMMON LANE TEACHING PRACTICE

    DORCHESTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN17 1YH

    ODS code B81118

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · East Butterwick

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · East Butterwick

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside Flats

    BCT · West Butterwick

    0.2 miles
  • Riverside Flats

    BCT · West Butterwick

    0.2 miles
  • North Street

    BCT · West Butterwick

    0.2 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
1
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
10
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. West Butterwick C of E Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 533 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

79 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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