DN5 0QJ Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced September 2010. Ward: Bentley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Northfield Avenue, Toll Bar: 66 addresses
- Doncaster Road, Doncaster: 3 addresses
- Askern Road, Bentley: 2 addresses
- Bentley Moor Lane, Doncaster: 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 (77% of about 700 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
- Toll Bar Garage, Askern Road, Toll Bar, permissioned (480 m)
- Toll Bar Garage, Askern Road, Toll Bar, Doncaster, not permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 64 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 64 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 72 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 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 | Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Doncaster Road/Adwick Lane Toll Bar | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | Old Hall Road Parking | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 47.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Ransome Practice | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Asda Pharmacy | 2.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Carcroft Dental Surgery | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 5.7 km |
| Cash machines | General Store and Off Licence Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5.3 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,690 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,420 m² | 370 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Radcliffe moated site, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km south. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe moated site, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Tilts moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Daw Lane Plantations | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Radcliffe Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Sixteen Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-west |
| Thorpe Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km east |
| Deep Dale | Valley | 4.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Northfield Avenue.