DN4 9AQ Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Balby South. 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 (79% of about 750 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
- Cedar Adult Centre, Warde Avenue, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9DX, permissioned (200 m)
- Between Tickhill Road and May Avenue, Balby, not permissioned (310 m)
- Garage 25 - 48, Garage Site, Priestley Close, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9DQ, not permissioned (460 m)
- Former Nightingale School, North of Cedar Road, not permissioned (700 m)
- Oswin Avenue, Balby, permissioned (710 m)
- 63 Woodfield Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8HB, permissioned (720 m)
- Land At 41 Sandford Road, Balby: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Land At 41 Sandford Road, Balby, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 43 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (25 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 | 2.8 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Conisbrough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Springwell Lane/Springwell Gardens Balby | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X2 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Mallard 2 Car Park | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. Johns Group Practice | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warmsworth Road Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Warmsworth Road Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Tickhill Road Hospital | 920 m |
| Police station | Edlington Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Woodfield Park 9.4 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.2 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Broomhouse Lane Allotments 2.0 ha | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Dell, Doncaster, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.4 km north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Plantation | Wood | 710 m south-east |
| Springwell Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Woodfield Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Alverley Spring | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| North Dale Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 43 |
10 of the postcode's 43 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.