DN5 8AG Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced November 2015. Ward: Town. 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 (100% of about 730 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): Article 4 (HMO) Boundary - Came into force 14 October 2019.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Middletons, Sprotbrough Road, Richmond Hill, not permissioned (490 m)
- Snooker Club, 21 - 27 St Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, permissioned (770 m)
- 18 - 21 Baxter Gate, Doncaster, DN1 1LD, permissioned (790 m)
- Ings Road, Hunt Lane, Bentley, not permissioned (810 m)
- Danum House, St Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, permissioned (840 m)
- 43 - 45 Market Place, Doncaster, DN1 1NJ, permissioned (860 m)
- 1 Scot Lane, Doncaster, DN1 1EW, permissioned (860 m)
- 7 - 9 Scot Lane, Doncaster, DN1 1EW, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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: 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 18 addresses are between 9 m and 11 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 80%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest North Bridge Road/Elwis Street Doncaster Town Centre | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 440 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Danum Retail Park Car Park | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 50.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Flying Scotsman Health Centre | 930 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Doncaster Dental Centre | 830 m |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 300 m |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Doncaster - Bus Terminal Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 760 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 730 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Minster Church of St George, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m east. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Minster Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m east |
| Wall of Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 670 m east |
| The Market Hall, Corn Exchange and Fish Market | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m east |
| The Mansion House and attached railings | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m south-east |
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-west |
| Cusworth Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| River Cheswold | Lake or reservoir | 310 m south-east |
| Black Pond | Lake or reservoir | 500 m west |
| Mile Thorn Bight | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Basin Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
| Albert Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Bare Hill | Hill | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 18 |
18 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 73% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 18% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 31% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.