DN4 5PH Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced December 1996. Ward: Hexthorpe & Balby North. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wilmington Drive, Doncaster: 81 addresses
- Carriage Drive, Doncaster: 3 addresses
- White Rose Way, Doncaster: 2 addresses
- Potteric Carr Road, Doncaster: 1 address
- Stadium Way, 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 (52% of about 840 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
- Plot 4b Lakeside, Carolina Way, Doncaster, DN4 5PN, not permissioned (630 m)
- Plots 13 And 14 Lakeside Boulevard, Lakeside, Doncaster, permissioned (700 m)
- Plot 5A, off Carolina Way / Lakeside Boulevard: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- East of Carolina Way, Lakeside (Plot 5A), not permissioned (740 m)
- Sandy Lane, Doncaster: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- West of Sandy Lane, not permissioned (760 m)
- Plot 6, Lakeside Boulevard: up to 109 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Plot 6, Lakeside Boulevard, Lakeside, Doncaster, DN4 5PL, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 8 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 | 2.4 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Stadium Way/Lakeside Boulevard | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X3 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | DRI Park and Ride | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Woodfield Farm (Balby) evyve | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 51.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 53.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Burns Practice | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Park Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Orthondontic Centre | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Tickhill Road Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 10 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,950 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 320 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,010 m² | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Carr House Allotments 5.5 ha | 830 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 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 | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Wilmington Drive.