DN16 postcode area guide — North Lincolnshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DN16 postcode district in North Lincolnshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DN16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.5%
Gigabit-capable
94.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the DN16 postcode district (North Lincolnshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 748 postcodes Ofcom measures in DN16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.5%.
Around 0.3% of premises in DN16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DN16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DN16 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| DN16 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| DN16 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| DN16 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| DN16 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| DN16 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| DN16 1AU | 100% | 0% |
| DN16 1AW | 33.3% | 0% |
| DN16 1AX | 80% | 0% |
| DN16 1AZ | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around North Lincolnshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Lincolnshire district (82,709 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
82.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
53.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DN16
Police recorded 278 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DN16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 103 | 37.1% |
| Shoplifting | 33 | 11.9% |
| Burglary | 28 | 10.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 25 | 9.0% |
| Public order | 23 | 8.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 7.9% |
| Other theft | 9 | 3.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 3.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DN16
Based on 393 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DN16 is £148,000, up 2.1% on the previous year (£144,950).
Detached
£220,000
73 sales
Semi-detached
£149,950
231 sales
Terraced
£120,000
73 sales
Flat / maisonette
£86,500
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in DN16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £179,950 | Semi-detached | Caistor Avenue | DN16 3QN |
| 20 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Bellingham Road | DN16 1SB |
| 15 May 2026 | £152,000 | Semi-detached | Westerdale Road | DN16 2QZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Dunnock Close | DN16 3GF |
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Detached | Alexandra Road | DN16 2SF |
| 15 May 2026 | £87,000 | Flat | Collum House Road | DN16 2EJ |
| 12 May 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Gloucester Avenue | DN16 2DN |
| 11 May 2026 | £177,500 | Semi-detached | Morecambe Avenue | DN16 3JG |
| 6 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Haig Avenue | DN16 1DZ |
| 6 May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Fieldfare Close | DN16 3GG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North Lincolnshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North Lincolnshire district (169,680 residents, 73,172 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.8% |
| 15–29 | 20.8% |
| 30–44 | 17.7% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 22% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.5% |
| Private rented | 17.3% |
| Social rented | 8.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DN16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Gough School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,334 | DN16 3NG |
| Outwood Academy Brumby | Secondary | 11–16 | 697 | DN16 1NT |
| St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 694 | DN16 2TF |
| Outwood Junior Academy Brumby | Primary | 7–11 | 436 | DN16 2HY |
| Holme Valley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | DN16 3SL |
| Lincoln Gardens Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 405 | DN16 2ED |
| The Grange Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 359 | DN16 3AW |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 327 | DN16 2LW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DN16
197 rated food businesses operate in DN16. 141 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: After Bell Club, AJs Quick Stop, Albion Bakehouse, Aldi, Amara Care.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DN16
From a sample of 180 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 DN16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
16%
Band C
41%
Band D
34%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for North Lincolnshire
Landlines around DN16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.