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Housing in DN16 1PS

What the homes in DN16 1PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scunthorpe Lakeside
Council
North Lincolnshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,855 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.1%). Flats make up 29.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

DN16 1PSEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached41.1%31.5%
Terraced27.1%23%
Purpose-built flat28.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.4% of households in the DN16 1PS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 14.8% own outright and 16.6% with a mortgage.

DN16 1PS
31%
14%
55%
England
  • Owned31.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented13.9%20.5%
  • Social rented54.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN16 1PSEngland
Owned outright14.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council31.3%8.3%
From a housing association23.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN16 1PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 34% of households include dependent children.

DN16 1PSEngland
Living alone, under 6622.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children11.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 DN16 1PS (Scunthorpe Lakeside) (about 1,855 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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