DN5 8RR 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 (61% of about 900 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
- Garages 130 - 147, Broachgate, Scawthorpe, Doncaster, DN5 9HA, not permissioned (530 m)
- Cusworth Centre, north of Cusworth Lane, not permissioned (770 m)
- Land Adjacent To 20 Thellusson Avenue, Scawsby, Doncaster, DN5 8QN, permissioned (790 m)
- Units 1 To 3, Scawthorpe Hall, The Sycamores, Scawthorpe, not permissioned (910 m)
- Units 1 To 3, Scawthorpe Hall, The Sycamores, Scawthorpe, permissioned (910 m)
- Former Reservoir, Green Lane, Scawthorpe, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 52 addresses are between 13 m and 17 m above sea level (15 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 | Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest York Road/Stanley Road Scawthorpe | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Danum Retail Park Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 680 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 48.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Petersgate Medical Centre | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,760 m² | 850 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,210 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 560 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement 170m north east of Cusworth Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km south. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement 170m north east of Cusworth Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Radcliffe moated site, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Cusworth Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Middle Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Upper Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Bare Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-west |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Pegdale | Valley | 4.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 52 |
20 of the postcode's 52 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.