DN5 0JB Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bentley. 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 (94% of about 870 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
- Vacant Land Between Minden Court, Cooke Street And Truman Street. Land Of The Former Transport Depot And Council Buildings, Bentley, permissioned (520 m)
- Cherry Grange, Pickering Road, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 0HE, permissioned (620 m)
- Cherry Grange, Pickering Road, Bentley, not permissioned (620 m)
- Bentley House, Jossey Lane, Scawthorpe, not permissioned (750 m)
- Bentley House, Jossey Lane, Scawthorpe, not permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 19 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: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 19 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 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 | Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m |
| Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Askern Road/Alexandra Road Bentley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Old Hall Road Parking | 680 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 48.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Ransome Practice | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Holden's Chemist Bentley | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 600 m |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bentley Park 7.3 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,320 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Rostholme Allotment 2.6 ha | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moat Hills moated site, Bentley, a scheduled monument, 770 m south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moat Hills moated site, Bentley | Scheduled monument | 770 m south-east |
| Radcliffe moated site, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Round About Moat, Arksey | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Daw Lane Plantations | Wood | 820 m north |
| Radcliffe Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Round About Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| Willow Garth Fishing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Leys Hill | Hill | 3.5 km west |
| Thorpe Marsh | Wetland | 4.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 17 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 23 |
22 of the postcode's 23 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 17% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.