DN4 9LP Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Edlington & Warmsworth. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lord's Head Lane, New Edlington: 46 addresses
- Stapleton Road, Warmsworth: 3 addresses
- Edlington Lane, Warmsworth: 1 address
- Lords Head Lane, Warmsworth: 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 (80% of about 640 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
- Warmsworth Reservoir, Warmsworth: up to 29 homes, pending decision (310 m)
- Site At Former Yorkshire Main Colliery , Broomhouse Lane, Balby, pending decision (800 m)
- Former Yorkshire Main Colliery Tip Site, Lords Head Lane, Warmsworth, Doncaster, DN4 9LP, permissioned (810 m)
- Former Nightingale School, North of Cedar Road, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 | Conisbrough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Lords Head Lane/Edlington Lane Warmsworth | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X2 Doncaster Town Centre | 4.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Edlington Health Centre Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warmsworth Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Warmsworth Road Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Tickhill Road Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Edlington Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Warmsworth Park 3.4 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Warmsworth Playing Field 2.8 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.4 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Lord's Head Lane.