Buying a home in DN16, Scunthorpe. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£158kmost £132k–£184k
Houses per m²£1,953flats £1,337
Sold last year2981,977 in five years
Prices in North Lincolnshire+4.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DN16 sold for £158,022 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £132,219 and £184,068, for about 88 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Scunthorpe (£162,000).

298 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £60k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DN16 1 (£1,535) and the most in DN16 3 (£2,170).

Across North Lincolnshire, prices are up 4.5% on a year ago and up 13.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £751 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £721 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £32,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.

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House prices in DN16 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£111,629£93k–£162k48 m²13
2£140,946£120k–£169k65 m²453
3£158,022£132k–£184k88 m²1,181
4£212,091£174k–£266k109 m²177
5+£304,466£237k–£345k132 m²78

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£112k£141k£158k£212k£304k
Detached—£181k£217k£266k£311k
Semi-detached—£142k£157k£182k£192k
Terraced£93k£120k£129k£171k—
Flats£60k£77k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across DN16

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
DN16 1£1,535£901
DN16 2£1,816£1,192
DN16 3£2,170£1,505

Schools near DN16

Best state primary within 2 kmHolme Valley Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%14 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmOutwood Academy Foxhills54.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%9 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about DN16

Is DN16 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Scunthorpe; prices in North Lincolnshire are up 4.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.3% against 43.8%); 298 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in DN16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DN16 sold for £158,022 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £132,219 and £184,068.

Is DN16 expensive for Scunthorpe?

A 3-bedroom house in DN16 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Scunthorpe (£162,000).

How many homes sell in DN16 each year?

298 homes sold in the last year and 1,977 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near DN16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Holme Valley Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.