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Housing in DN15 6BB

What the homes in DN15 6BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scunthorpe North
Council
North Lincolnshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,970 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.4%). Flats make up 23.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

DN15 6BBEngland
Detached11.7%22.9%
Semi-detached23.1%31.5%
Terraced41.4%23%
Purpose-built flat11.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

29.6% of households in the DN15 6BB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 53.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.2% own outright and 13.4% with a mortgage.

DN15 6BB
30%
54%
17%
England
  • Owned29.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented53.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN15 6BBEngland
Owned outright16.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent50.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council6.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN15 6BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (24.6%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.

DN15 6BBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households24.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in North Lincolnshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Lincolnshire (August 2026, +6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

North LincolnshireEngland
All homes£653£1,459
One bedroom£472£1,195
Two bedrooms£616£1,335
Three bedrooms£751£1,489
Four or more£1,058£2,161
Detached£878£1,640
Semi-detached£702£1,449
Terraced£656£1,435
Flat or maisonette£520£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DN15 6BB (Scunthorpe North) (about 1,970 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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