DN5 7AZ Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sprotbrough. 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 (26% 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: yes, Doncaster.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Sue Ryder Foundation, Hickleton Hall, Doncaster Road, Hickleton, permissioned (390 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: 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 18 addresses are between 49 m and 110 m above sea level (92 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Thurnscoe 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Goldthorpe 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bolton-Upon-Dearne 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Barnsley Road/Red Hill Lane Hickleton | 520 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swinton Interchange/SW2 | 6.2 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 44.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dearne Valley Group Practice | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Dearne Valley Dental Practice | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Montagu Hospital Cdc | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Goldthorpe Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Phoenix Park 65 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,330 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,280 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hickleton Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 200 m west. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hickleton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 200 m west |
| Hickleton Hall With Attached Quadrant Walls and Walls Extended to Enclose Entrace Front Garden Having Associated Gate Piers and Two Statues, Also Linking Wall to Gate Pier at South East Corner | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| The Brewhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m north-west |
| Stable Hickleton Hall including The Stable Cottage and attached walls and gatepiers | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m north |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m north |
| Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross | Scheduled monument | 500 m north |
| Dovecote at Barnburgh Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Site of St Helen's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gawk Hill | Hill | 110 m south-west |
| Lawn Wood | Wood | 130 m north-west |
| Lewis Bank Wood | Wood | 260 m south-west |
| Loscoe Pond | Lake or reservoir | 410 m west |
| Monk's Hill | Hill | 730 m west |
| Pegdale | Valley | 2.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 18 |
4 of the postcode's 18 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 6 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.