DN4 5BU Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wainwright Road, Doncaster: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Wainwright Road, Belle Vue: 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 (99% of about 680 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
- Diamond Carwash, Carr House Road, Hyde Park, Doncaster, permissioned (450 m)
- 1 Albion Place, South Parade, Doncaster, not permissioned (580 m)
- 5 - 6 Regent Terrace, South Parade, Doncaster, DN1 2EE, permissioned (610 m)
- Denison House, 15 South Parade, Doncaster, permissioned (670 m)
- Denison House, 15 South Parade, Doncaster, not permissioned (680 m)
- Sandy Lane, Doncaster: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- West of Sandy Lane, not permissioned (700 m)
- Waterdale (Cultural and Civic Quarter CCQ), permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 addresses are about 10 m above sea level.
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 | 1.4 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Carr House Road/Chequer Road Hyde Park | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X3 Doncaster Town Centre | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Cleveland Street Car Park | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 51.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Burns Practice | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Park Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orthondontic Centre | 700 m |
| Hospital | Park Hill Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 670 m |
| Cash machines | Mood Cashzone | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Elmfield Park 9.2 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,010 m² | 870 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 12 |
3 of the postcode's 12 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Wainwright Road.