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Housing in DN15 8HS

What the homes in DN15 8HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scunthorpe Central & Crosby
Council
North Lincolnshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,534 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (62.4%). Flats make up 26.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

DN15 8HSEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached62.4%31.5%
Terraced6.5%23%
Purpose-built flat23.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.6% of households in the DN15 8HS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 11.6% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.

DN15 8HS
27%
13%
61%
England
  • Owned26.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.5%20.5%
  • Social rented60.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN15 8HSEngland
Owned outright11.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council37.6%8.3%
From a housing association23%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN15 8HSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.6%). 32% of households include dependent children.

DN15 8HSEngland
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 8HS (Scunthorpe Central & Crosby) (about 1,534 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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