DN6 8EL Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. 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 (93% of about 670 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
- Suite Express House, 39A Skellow Road, Carcroft, not permissioned (240 m)
- Suite Express House, 39A Skellow Road, Carcroft, Doncaster, DN6 8HQ, permissioned (250 m)
- Land Side Of Central Garage, High Street, Carcroft, Doncaster, permissioned (480 m)
- Land At Corner Of Repton Road And, Sandyfields View, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8JQ, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 800 m |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| South Elmsall 289,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest High Street/Park Avenue Carcroft | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 6.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 44.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Great North Medical Group | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carcroft Dental Surgery | 440 m |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 7.6 km |
| Cash machines | General Store and Off Licence Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.0 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.4 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Skellow Road Allotments 2,930 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Laurence, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south |
| Cross in the churchyard of St Laurence's Church, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 920 m south |
| Skellow market cross | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Cromwell's Batteries motte and bailey castle, Skellow | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Ea Beck | Lake or reservoir | 800 m west |
| Stony Flat Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| North Quarry Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Skellow Cross Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Deep Dale | Valley | 2.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.