DN2 6PU Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wheatley Hills & Intake. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lanark Gardens, Doncaster: 6 addresses
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
- Site Of Former Westminster Club, Westminster Crescent, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6HU, permissioned (310 m)
- Land South of Armthorpe Road, Wheatley Hills, not permissioned (350 m)
- SHB Hire, Armthorpe Road, Wheatley Hills, not permissioned (400 m)
- Land Adjacent, Appleby Road, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6HH, permissioned (550 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 (940 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: 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 | 3.2 km |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Westminster Crescent/Dorset Crescent Intake | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Gate 3 Car Park 9 Main Outpatients Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Stations | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 49.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mount Group Practice | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sandringham Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 870 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 940 m |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Br Spar Barnby Dun, Barnby Dun. | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Grove Gardens 1.9 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sandall Beat Allotment 2.3 ha | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.9 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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 | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Lanark Gardens.