DN4 5LU Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bessacarr. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- St Michael's 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 D (23% of about 870 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Plot 6, Lakeside Boulevard, Lakeside, Doncaster, DN4 5PL, permissioned (260 m)
- Plot 6, Lakeside Boulevard: up to 109 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Plots 13 And 14 Lakeside Boulevard, Lakeside, Doncaster, permissioned (560 m)
- Plot 5A, off Carolina Way / Lakeside Boulevard: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- East of Carolina Way, Lakeside (Plot 5A), not permissioned (620 m)
- Plot 4b Lakeside, Carolina Way, Doncaster, DN4 5PN, not permissioned (850 m)
- Land At Doncaster Football Ground, Bawtry Road, Doncaster, DN4 7PD, permissioned (880 m)
- Land At Doncaster Football Ground, Bawtry Road, Doncaster, DN4 7PD, permissioned (920 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 | 3.0 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Lakeside Boulevard/Langsett Court | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X3 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | DRI Park and Ride | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 50.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 54.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Oakwood Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nostell Place Dental Practice | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Asda Doncaster 1, Bawtry Road Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,470 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Haslam Park 7,360 m² | 630 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | Cantley Park 40 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Carr House Allotments 5.5 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 St Michael's Road.