DN4 9JN 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 B (62% 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Nightingale School, North of Cedar Road, not permissioned (190 m)
- Cedar Adult Centre, Warde Avenue, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9DX, permissioned (420 m)
- Garage 25 - 48, Garage Site, Priestley Close, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9DQ, not permissioned (550 m)
- Between Tickhill Road and May Avenue, Balby, not permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 24 m above sea level.
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 | 3.1 km |
| Conisbrough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Warmsworth Road/Austen Avenue Balby | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X2 Doncaster Town Centre | 3.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. Johns Group Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warmsworth Road Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Warmsworth Road Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Tickhill Road Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Edlington Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,050 m² | 560 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,030 m² | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Broomhouse Lane Allotments 2.0 ha | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Warmsworth Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warmsworth Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north |
| Edlington Wood Roman settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Springwell Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Warmsworth Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Engine Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Hexthorpe Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| North Dale Hill | Hill | 2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.