DN2 5DL Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced November 2006. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Victorian Crescent, Doncaster: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Victorian Crescent, Wheatley: 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 (49% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Town Field (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 24 Avenue Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN2 4AQ, permissioned (310 m)
- 19 - 25 Auckland Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN2 4AF, permissioned (330 m)
- 4 Kings Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN1 2LX, permissioned (480 m)
- 4 Kings Road, Wheatley, permissioned (480 m)
- Dockin Hill Car Park, Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, DN1 2RD, permissioned (730 m)
- Land at Sandringham Rd/ Ardeen Rd, Intake, not permissioned (740 m)
- Stag Inn, 15 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, permissioned (750 m)
- 5 - 6 Regent Terrace, South Parade, Doncaster, DN1 2EE, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
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 | 1.6 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Town Moor Avenue/Victorian Crescent | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Women's & Children's Hospital Car Park Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest GRIDSERVE Charging Stations | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 51.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.0 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Victorian Crescent.