DN1 2SW Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Brooke Street, Doncaster: 19 addresses
- Parkinson Street, 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
- Dockin Hill Car Park, Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, DN1 2RD, permissioned (280 m)
- Stag Inn, 15 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, permissioned (290 m)
- 19 - 25 Auckland Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN2 4AF, permissioned (440 m)
- 24 Avenue Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN2 4AQ, permissioned (480 m)
- 4 Kings Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN1 2LX, permissioned (540 m)
- 4 Kings Road, Wheatley, permissioned (540 m)
- Crystals, 20 Market Place, Doncaster, permissioned (670 m)
- 6, 6A And 8 Nether Hall Road, Doncaster, DN1 2PW, permissioned (670 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 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 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 14 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 9 m and 11 m above sea level (10 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 | 1.2 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Church Way/St Marys Road Town Moor | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 920 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Market Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Stations | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingthorne Group Practice | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitegates Dental Surgery | 590 m |
| Hospital | Park Hill Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Strawberry Island Allotments 1.1 ha | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wall of Roman fort, a scheduled monument, 700 m south-west. 65 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wall of Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 700 m south-west |
| The Market Hall, Corn Exchange and Fish Market | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south-west |
| Minster Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m south-west |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m south |
| The Mansion House and attached railings | Listed building, Grade I | 950 m south-west |
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mile Thorn Bight | Lake or reservoir | 320 m north |
| River Cheswold | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Flood Drain | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| Black Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Heather Wood | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| The Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-east |
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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 20 |
6 of the postcode's 20 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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Brooke Street.