Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 81,576. It has around 3 pharmacies and around 12 restaurants and cafés, along with 83 bus stops and Scunthorpe railway station 1.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £182,879, and there were around 496 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Scunthorpe area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Lincolnshire area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 169,680 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Police force
- Humberside
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 188th of 294 English council areas — better than 36% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 7° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:24
9h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
459 reported · August 2026▲ 2% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences168
- Shoplifting63
- Public order45
- Anti-social behaviour37
Neighbourhood team: Frodingham · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- There have been recent concerns raised regarding Anti-Social Behaviour within your local community, and a number of reports have been mad…
- Your local Neighbourhood Officers regularly monitor information regarding locations including properties where there is suspected drug ac…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
330 reported road collisions (2025)
77 killed or seriously injured · 441 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 400 rated 4–5 ★ (334 top)
- 28 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Scunthorpe (0.8 km)
- 67 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Scunthorpe (0.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£180,345 average▲ 3% YoY
Across North Lincolnshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£653 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £472
- 2 bed £616
- 3 bed £751
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (5.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,259 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (2.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (2.5 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Ashby Road (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches60
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds19
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
169,680 residents in North Lincolnshire · 200/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,715
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,034
- Net moves+681
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 104 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,348 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (46% of 78,120)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
93 schools · 23,998 pupils
62 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 30 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (75%)
80 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Outwood Academy FoxhillsOutstanding
- Engineering UTC Northern LincolnshireGood
- Frederick Gough SchoolGood
- Melior Community AcademyGood
- Outwood Academy BrumbyGood
- South Axholme AcademyGood
- St Bede's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
- The Axholme AcademyGood
- The St Lawrence AcademyRequires improvement
- Kirton AcademyInadequate
- Baysgarth School
- Sir John Nelthorpe School
- The Vale Academy
- Winterton Community Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Lincolnshire
Care & health services
134 CQC-registered services
- Care homes59
- GP practices26
- Dentists23
- Homecare agencies19
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Lincolnshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
184 applications decided
95.1% granted · 175 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Labour
Scunthorpe
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 15
- Con 27
- Ref 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools14
- GPs & clinics5
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens29
- Restaurants & cafés32
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,925 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
697 jobs advertised · £39,499 avg
e.g. Sales Advisor, CTW IPS Employment Specialist Scunthorpe, Regional Sales Executive
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£716 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,892 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 77,042 certificates
14.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
86% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 42% · Wind 39% · Gas 9% · Imports 6%
84 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.6 women · 58.7 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
9 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in DN16
- Cambridge Avenue & Messingham Mc
- Ancora Medical Practice
- Ashby Turn Primary Care Partners
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Scunthorpe:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth197 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND151 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK139 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals120 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after94 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Scunthorpe Civic Centre · 0.2 kmScunthorpe Civic Centre, also known as Pittwood House, is a municipal building in Ashby Road in Scunthorpe, a town in Lincolnshire in England. The building served as the headquarters of Scunthorpe Municipal Borough Co…
Scunthorpe · 0.3 kmScunthorpe is an industrial town in Lincolnshire, England, and the county's third most populous settlement after Lincoln and Grimsby, with a population of 81,286 in 2021. It is the administrative centre and largest se…
The Pods · 0.4 kmThe Pods is a leisure centre in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The leisure centre offers a wide range of modern facilities, including two swimming pools, a gym, a café and a sports hall. The leisure centre i…
Brumby Hall Cricket Ground · 0.5 kmScunthorpe and Appleby Frodingham Works Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1925 when Lincolnshire first played at the ground in the Minor…
Brumby Hall · 0.6 kmBrumby Hall is a late 17th-century residence and a Grade II* Listed building in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.
- Outwood Academy Brumby · 0.6 km
Outwood Academy Brumby is a mixed secondary school with academy status, in Scunthorpe (Brumby), North Lincolnshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scunthorpe?
- Scunthorpe is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Lincolnshire local authority.
- What is the population of Scunthorpe?
- Scunthorpe has an approximate settlement population of 81,576.
- How deprived is Scunthorpe?
- The North Lincolnshire local authority, which includes Scunthorpe, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.