DN2 5LJ Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wheatley Hills & Intake. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Kenmare Crescent, Doncaster: 27 addresses
- Ennis Crescent, 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 B (59% of about 660 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
- Land at Sandringham Rd/ Ardeen Rd, Intake, not permissioned (530 m)
- 4-29 Bristol Grove, 4-18 (evens) Exeter Road, 6-12 (evens) Parkway South, 4-18 And 24-30 (evens) Winchester Avenue, Wheatley, permissioned (750 m)
- 170 Beckett Road, Wheatley, permissioned (910 m)
- Site Of Former Westminster Club, Westminster Crescent, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6HU, permissioned (920 m)
- Land South of Armthorpe Road, Wheatley Hills, not permissioned (930 m)
- SHB Hire, Armthorpe Road, Wheatley Hills, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: 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 28 addresses are between 10 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 | 2.6 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Sandringham Road/Evelyn Avenue Intake | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Gate 3 Car Park 9 Main Outpatients Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 480 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Stations | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 50.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mount Group Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 360 m |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Doncaster Women and Childrens Hospital Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Grove Gardens 1.9 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.6 ha | 880 m |
| Allotments | Sandall Beat Allotment 2.3 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.9 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 28 |
1 of the postcode's 28 addresses is 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Kenmare Crescent.