DN6 7HY Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Adwick le Street & Carcroft. 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 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Highfields War Memorial Clock Tower, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Reservoir, Green Lane, Scawthorpe, permissioned (770 m)
- Units 1 To 3, Scawthorpe Hall, The Sycamores, Scawthorpe, permissioned (840 m)
- Units 1 To 3, Scawthorpe Hall, The Sycamores, Scawthorpe, not permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 11 addresses are between 12 m and 20 m above sea level (18 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 | Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Coppice Road/Great North Road Highfields | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | Old Hall Road Parking | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 46.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Petersgate Medical Centre | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | General Store and Off Licence Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.7 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,460 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Grange Allotment 3.6 ha | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 8.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street, a scheduled monument, 820 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 820 m east |
| Roman Ridge, Roman road, NW of Doncaster | Scheduled monument | 910 m west |
| Radcliffe moated site, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hanging Wood | Wood | 610 m west |
| Tithe Barn Plantation | Wood | 900 m west |
| Middle Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Radcliffe Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Leys Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-west |
| Deep Dale | Valley | 3.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 11 |
8 of the postcode's 11 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.