DN4 9DL Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Balby South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Springwell Lane, Doncaster: 24 addresses
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
- Garage 25 - 48, Garage Site, Priestley Close, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9DQ, not permissioned (230 m)
- Cedar Adult Centre, Warde Avenue, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9DX, permissioned (750 m)
- Between Tickhill Road and May Avenue, Balby, not permissioned (840 m)
- Former Nightingale School, North of Cedar Road, not permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 20 m and 22 m above sea level (21 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 | 3.3 km |
| Conisbrough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Springwell Lane/Melford Drive Balby | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X2 Doncaster Town Centre | 3.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 53.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. Johns Group Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warmsworth Road Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Opal Centre Dental Suite | 670 m |
| Hospital | Tickhill Road Hospital | 670 m |
| Police station | Edlington Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodfield Park 9.4 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Broomhouse Lane Allotments 2.0 ha | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Edlington Wood Roman settlement, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Edlington Wood Roman settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Plantation | Wood | 460 m east |
| Springwell Plantation | Wood | 540 m south-east |
| Woodfield Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Alverley Spring | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| North Dale Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 24 |
3 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Springwell Lane.