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Housing in DN16 3GR

What the homes in DN16 3GR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scunthorpe Bottesford
Council
North Lincolnshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,691 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.4%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DN16 3GREngland
Detached36.5%22.9%
Semi-detached38.4%31.5%
Terraced22.3%23%
Purpose-built flat2.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.3% of households in the DN16 3GR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.5% own outright and 48.8% with a mortgage.

DN16 3GR
62%
35%
England
  • Owned62.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented34.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN16 3GREngland
Owned outright13.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan48.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.9%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN16 3GREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.8%). 43.2% of households include dependent children.

DN16 3GREngland
Living alone, under 6619.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.3%12.8%
Couple, no children21.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 3GR (Scunthorpe Bottesford) (about 1,691 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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