DN2 6LN Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wheatley Hills & Intake. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Evelyn Avenue, Doncaster: 11 addresses
- Winton Road, Doncaster: 1 address
- Cumberland Avenue, 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 630 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 (500 m)
- Site Of Former Westminster Club, Westminster Crescent, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6HU, permissioned (820 m)
- Land Adjacent, Appleby Road, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6HH, permissioned (820 m)
- Land South of Armthorpe Road, Wheatley Hills, not permissioned (900 m)
- SHB Hire, Armthorpe Road, Wheatley Hills, not permissioned (940 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 (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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.
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 | 2.7 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Shaftesbury Avenue/Evelyn Avenue Intake | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest DRI Park and Ride | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Stations | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 50.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mount Group Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 340 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 620 m |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Br Spar Barnby Dun, Barnby Dun. | 440 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Evelyn Avenue.