DN1 2LW Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Doncaster in 2026-27: Band D £2,168 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,445 | £1,686 | £1,927 | £2,168 | £2,649 | £3,131 | £3,613 | £4,336 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (88% of about 420 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 (HMO) Boundary - Came into force 14 October 2019.
- Tree preservation orders: 10 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 4 Kings Road, Wheatley, permissioned (150 m)
- 4 Kings Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN1 2LX, permissioned (150 m)
- East Laith Gate/ Park Terrace, Car Park, Doncaster, not permissioned (300 m)
- 6, 6A And 8 Nether Hall Road, Doncaster, DN1 2PW, permissioned (350 m)
- Dockin Hill Car Park, Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, DN1 2RD, permissioned (350 m)
- Stag Inn, 15 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, permissioned (350 m)
- St Peters House, Princes Street, Doncaster, DN1 3NJ, permissioned (360 m)
- Former Odeon Cinema Site/Car Park, East Laith Gate, Doncaster, not permissioned (370 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 52 addresses are between 16 m and 19 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Thorne Road/Christ Church Road Doncaster Town Centre | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/C7 Doncaster Town Centre | 890 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 51.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Vincent Medical Centre | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Doncaster Chemist | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 80 m |
| Hospital | Park Hill Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Elmfield Park 9.2 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,010 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Strawberry Island Allotments 1.1 ha | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m south-west. 96 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| The Market Hall, Corn Exchange and Fish Market | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m west |
| The Mansion House and attached railings | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m south-west |
| Wall of Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 640 m west |
| Minster Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m west |
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mile Thorn Bight | Lake or reservoir | 920 m north |
| River Cheswold | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Black Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km west |
| Flood Drain | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| The Hill | Hill | 2.4 km east |
| Heather Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 52 | 52 |
None of the postcode's 52 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 73% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 3% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 53% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.