DN1 2QY Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Montague Street, Doncaster: 33 addresses
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: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Stag Inn, 15 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, permissioned (140 m)
- Dockin Hill Car Park, Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, DN1 2RD, permissioned (160 m)
- 6, 6A And 8 Nether Hall Road, Doncaster, DN1 2PW, permissioned (250 m)
- Crystals, 20 Market Place, Doncaster, permissioned (260 m)
- East Laith Gate/ Park Terrace, Car Park, Doncaster, not permissioned (350 m)
- 4 Kings Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN1 2LX, permissioned (370 m)
- 4 Kings Road, Wheatley, permissioned (370 m)
- 43 - 45 Market Place, Doncaster, DN1 1NJ, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
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 | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broxholme Lane/Copley Road Doncaster Town Centre | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.5 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Frances Street Medical Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Doncaster Chemist | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Park Hill Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Regents Park 3,310 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,010 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Strawberry Island Allotments 1.1 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Market Hall, Corn Exchange and Fish Market, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m south-west. 95 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Market Hall, Corn Exchange and Fish Market | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-west |
| Wall of Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 390 m west |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Minster Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| The Mansion House and attached railings | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mile Thorn Bight | Lake or reservoir | 720 m (0.4 miles) north |
| River Cheswold | Lake or reservoir | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Black Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Flood Drain | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| The Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Heather Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 33 |
5 of the postcode's 33 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 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 Montague Street.