DN4 0HW Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced December 2001. Ward: Hexthorpe & Balby North. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Riverside Close, Doncaster: 8 addresses
- Bramworth Road, Doncaster: 2 addresses
- Bramworth Road, 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 (67% of about 1,310 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
- Off Greenfield Lane, Balby, not permissioned (550 m)
- Land East Of Hexthorpe Youth Centre, Shady Side, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, DN4 0DH, not permissioned (700 m)
- Stevens Road, Balby, not permissioned (700 m)
- Land at Stevens Road, Balby, pending decision (700 m)
- Informal Land, Eden Grove, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, DN4 0DA, permissioned (780 m)
- Balby Archives, King Edward Road, not permissioned (900 m)
- Kirk Street/Ramsden Road/Eden Grove, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 0 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 8 medium, 0 low and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 10 m and 12 m above sea level (11 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 | 1.6 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Conisbrough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Old Hexthorpe/Laneside Close | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X2 Doncaster Town Centre | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Mallard 2 Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park View Surgery | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chestnut Pharmacy Balby | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Doncaster Service Station Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,500 m² | 780 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.4 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bramworth Road Allotments 4.5 ha | 60 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 11 |
2 of the postcode's 11 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Riverside Close.