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Housing in DN17 1LY

What the homes in DN17 1LY 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
1,975 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (63.1%). Flats make up 13.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DN17 1LYEngland
Detached10.3%22.9%
Semi-detached63.1%31.5%
Terraced12.9%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.8% of households in the DN17 1LY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 22.2% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

DN17 1LY
47%
21%
32%
England
  • Owned46.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented20.9%20.5%
  • Social rented31.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN17 1LYEngland
Owned outright22.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council14.5%8.3%
From a housing association17.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN17 1LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.9%). 31.2% of households include dependent children.

DN17 1LYEngland
Living alone, under 6622.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 DN17 1LY (Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens) (about 1,975 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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