DN17 3HU

Axholme North · North Lincolnshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Scunthorpe
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Postcode district
DN17
Postcode sector
DN17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN17 3HT 63 m
DN17 3HY 65 m
DN17 3HX 78 m
DN17 3HS 108 m
DN17 3HQ 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN17 3HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN17
Postcode sector
DN17 3
Latitude
53.576430
Longitude
-0.741492
British National Grid easting
483,428
British National Grid northing
409,604

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Lincolnshire · E06000013
Parish or community
E04000564
Output area
E00066856
Lower layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 006C · E01013247
Middle layer super output area
North Lincolnshire 006 · E02002754

Postcode source versions

Explore DN17

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Main Street, Althorpe, Scunthorpe, DN17 3HU 15 November 2002 £31,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Althorpe and Keadby Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  2. Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. West Butterwick C of E Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
135
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Burglary 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN17 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+
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
100%

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

1

within 5 km

  • WEST COMMON LANE TEACHING PRACTICE

    DORCHESTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN17 1YH

    ODS code B81118

    3.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Althorpe

    0.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Althorpe

    0.0 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Althorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Vermuyden Court

    BCT · Althorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Vermuyden Court

    BCT · Althorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Lincolnshire 006C, 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

16,779 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Althorpe and Keadby Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

135 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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