DN1 2PE Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Copley Road, Doncaster: 48 addresses
- Unnamed street near Copley Road, Doncaster: 1 address
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 (98% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 (HMO) Boundary - Came into force 14 October 2019.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel, grade II
- Nether Hall, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 6, 6A And 8 Nether Hall Road, Doncaster, DN1 2PW, permissioned (130 m)
- Crystals, 20 Market Place, Doncaster, permissioned (140 m)
- Stag Inn, 15 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, permissioned (260 m)
- East Laith Gate/ Park Terrace, Car Park, Doncaster, not permissioned (260 m)
- Dockin Hill Car Park, Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, DN1 2RD, permissioned (280 m)
- 43 - 45 Market Place, Doncaster, DN1 1NJ, permissioned (300 m)
- 18 - 21 Baxter Gate, Doncaster, DN1 1LD, permissioned (310 m)
- King Street Car Park, Doncaster, not permissioned (320 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 8 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 addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
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 | 770 m |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Market Road/Copley Road Doncaster Town Centre | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 560 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Market Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Frances Street Medical Centre | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Doncaster Chemist | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 780 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 440 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Regents Park 3,310 m² | 500 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,010 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Strawberry Island Allotments 1.1 ha | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 49 |
8 of the postcode's 49 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 74% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 2% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 44% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Copley Road.