Housing in DN16 2DW
What the homes in DN16 2DW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
DN16 2DWScunthorpe
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.2%). Flats make up 43.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
38% of households in the DN16 2DW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.3% own outright and 16.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned38%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented14%20.5%
- Social rented47.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 49.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.4%). 19.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DN16 2DW (Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens) (about 1,510 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.