DN4 6QB Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Finningley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (44% 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 9 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garage Site, Limpool Close, Cantley, Doncaster, DN4 6RG, not permissioned (450 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 3 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 24 addresses are between 21 m and 22 m above sea level (22 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 | 4.9 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Bawtry Road/Church Lane Bessacarr | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X3 Doncaster Town Centre | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | Parrots Corner Park and Ride | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 48.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 56.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Oakwood Surgery | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Shelswell Dental Practice | 650 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Rossington Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Doncaster - Cantley Lane Cashzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Haslam Park 7,360 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Cantley Park 1.1 ha | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Wilfrid, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m north-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north-east |
| Rossington Bridge Roman potteries | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Hill | Hill | 270 m south-west |
| Church Plantation | Wood | 670 m north |
| Beldam Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Back Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| The Warren | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Hayfield Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 24 |
5 of the postcode's 24 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.