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Housing in DN16 2SD

What the homes in DN16 2SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scunthorpe Ashby
Council
North Lincolnshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,511 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.5%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DN16 2SDEngland
Detached23%22.9%
Semi-detached46.5%31.5%
Terraced16.5%23%
Purpose-built flat4.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64% of households in the DN16 2SD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.6% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.

DN16 2SD
64%
30%
England
  • Owned64%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented30.4%20.5%
  • Social rented5.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN16 2SDEngland
Owned outright39.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN16 2SDEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.5%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

DN16 2SDEngland
Living alone, under 6623.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 DN16 2SD (Scunthorpe Ashby) (about 1,511 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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