Neighbourhood · North Lincolnshire · Yorkshire and The Humber
Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens
North Lincolnshire 014 · 4 sub-areas · 6,365 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (69/100)Watch-out: Families (58/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartile
Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens 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.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens?
A snapshot of Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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 Lincoln Gardens in North Lincolnshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens?
- The median monthly rent across Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens is £631.
- How safe is Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens?
- Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens 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 Lincoln Gardens?
- 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 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens?
- There are 21 schools within 2 km of Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens, of which 56% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3657 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens?
- The most common council tax band in Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,653. Council tax is set by North Lincolnshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens 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 Lincoln Gardens?
- 100% of premises in Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens?
- Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens sits in IMD decile 4 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 Lincoln Gardens?
- 59% of households in Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens 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 Lincoln Gardens?
- The average property price across North Lincolnshire (the local authority covering Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens) 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 Lincoln Gardens 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 Lincoln Gardens?
- Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens contains 4 local areas: North Lincolnshire 014D, North Lincolnshire 014A, North Lincolnshire 014C, North Lincolnshire 014B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens 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 Lincoln Gardens a safe place to live?
- Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens has a safety score of 23/100. 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 Lincoln Gardens?
- 56% of schools within 2 km of Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens?
- Public-transport commute time from Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens to central London is approximately 161 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens different from the rest of North Lincolnshire?
- Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens 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 Lincoln Gardens rank in North Lincolnshire?
- Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens scores 85/100 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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