Neighbourhood · North Lincolnshire · Yorkshire and The Humber
Scunthorpe Berkeley
North Lincolnshire 009 · 4 sub-areas · 6,321 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (78/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (67/100)Liveability 98/100 · Best 5% nationally
Scunthorpe Berkeley is a green, lower-density part of North Lincolnshire — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
98/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Scunthorpe Berkeley?
A snapshot of Scunthorpe Berkeley
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £631 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Scunthorpe Berkeley in North Lincolnshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- The median monthly rent across Scunthorpe Berkeley is £631.
- How safe is Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- Scunthorpe Berkeley has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 23 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Scunthorpe Berkeley, of which 59% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1384 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- The most common council tax band in Scunthorpe Berkeley is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,776. Council tax is set by North Lincolnshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Scunthorpe Berkeley to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Scunthorpe Berkeley to central London is approximately 161 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- 100% of premises in Scunthorpe Berkeley are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- Scunthorpe Berkeley sits in IMD decile 6 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- 71% of households in Scunthorpe Berkeley are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- The average property price across North Lincolnshire (the local authority covering Scunthorpe Berkeley) is approximately £179,223, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Scunthorpe Berkeley a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.44 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,012.)
- Which local areas are part of Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- Scunthorpe Berkeley contains 4 local areas: North Lincolnshire 009D, North Lincolnshire 009C, North Lincolnshire 009B, North Lincolnshire 009A.
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Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Scunthorpe Berkeley is £631. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Scunthorpe Berkeley a safe place to live?
- Scunthorpe Berkeley has a safety score of 50/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- 59% of schools within 2 km of Scunthorpe Berkeley are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Scunthorpe Berkeley?
- Public-transport commute time from Scunthorpe Berkeley to central London is approximately 161 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Scunthorpe Berkeley different from the rest of North Lincolnshire?
- Scunthorpe Berkeley contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Scunthorpe Berkeley rank in North Lincolnshire?
- Scunthorpe Berkeley scores 98/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in North Lincolnshire, see the Cities table on the North Lincolnshire page.
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