DN5 7BJ Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced December 1981. 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: yes, Hickleton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 19, grade II
- 30-33, grade II
- 8 AND 9, grade II
- CASTLE HILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HOME FARM COURT, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- OLD SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Sue Ryder Foundation, Hickleton Hall, Doncaster Road, Hickleton, permissioned (230 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 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 8 addresses are between 97 m and 102 m above sea level (98 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 | Thurnscoe 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Goldthorpe 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bolton-Upon-Dearne 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Barnsley Road/Fir Tree Close Hickleton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | South Elmsall Bus Station | 5.8 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 44.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dearne Valley Group Practice | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Weldricks Pharmacy | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dearne Valley Dental Practice | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Montagu Hospital Cdc | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Goldthorpe Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Phoenix Park 65 ha | 850 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,330 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | Doncaster Road Allotments 7,100 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stable Hickleton Hall including The Stable Cottage and attached walls and gatepiers, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south-east. 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stable Hickleton Hall including The Stable Cottage and attached walls and gatepiers | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| The Brewhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-east |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m east |
| 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* | 240 m south-east |
| Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross | Scheduled monument | 290 m east |
| Hickleton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 600 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 190 m north-west |
| Shrog's Plantation | Wood | 370 m north |
| Monk's Hill | Hill | 460 m south-west |
| Lawn Wood | Wood | 500 m south-east |
| Loscoe Pond | Lake or reservoir | 560 m south |
| Pegdale | Valley | 2.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 |
7 of the postcode's 8 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.