DN1 2RW Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Chappell Drive, 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: 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 1.0 km
- Ings Road, Hunt Lane, Bentley, not permissioned (550 m)
- Stag Inn, 15 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, permissioned (610 m)
- Dockin Hill Car Park, Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, DN1 2RD, permissioned (620 m)
- 18 - 21 Baxter Gate, Doncaster, DN1 1LD, permissioned (650 m)
- Crystals, 20 Market Place, Doncaster, permissioned (650 m)
- 43 - 45 Market Place, Doncaster, DN1 1NJ, permissioned (710 m)
- 6, 6A And 8 Nether Hall Road, Doncaster, DN1 2PW, permissioned (710 m)
- 13 Scot Lane, Doncaster, DN1 1EW, permissioned (740 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 9 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 | 900 m |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Greyfriars Road/Church Street Doncaster Town Centre | 410 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 490 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Market Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 850 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 50.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Frances Street Medical Centre | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Doncaster Dental Centre | 930 m |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 860 m |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Doncaster - Bus Terminal Cashzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 780 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Strawberry Island Allotments 1.1 ha | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Chappell Drive.