DN5 8UQ Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Roman Ridge. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Teeside Close, Cusworth: 8 addresses
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 B (33% of about 640 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
- Land Adjacent To 20 Thellusson Avenue, Scawsby, Doncaster, DN5 8QN, permissioned (450 m)
- Cusworth Centre, north of Cusworth Lane, not permissioned (700 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 8 addresses are between 36 m and 38 m above sea level (37 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 | 2.1 km |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Kempton Park Road/St Pauls Parade Scawsby | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Danum Retail Park Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 940 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 49.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Scawsby Health Centre Practice | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Holden's Chemists Scawsby | 770 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Londis, Breydon Avenue Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cusworth Park 22 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement 170m north east of Cusworth Hall, a scheduled monument, 170 m south. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement 170m north east of Cusworth Hall | Scheduled monument | 170 m south |
| Cusworth Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south |
| Cusworth Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 630 m south |
| Cusworth Motte Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 490 m south-east |
| Upper Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 500 m south |
| Lower Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 580 m south-east |
| Plaster Pits Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Bare Hill | Hill | 1.0 km west |
| Pegdale | Valley | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 9 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 Teeside Close.