DN6 8JW Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Norton & Askern. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cross Hill, Adwick le Street: 6 addresses
- Skellow Road, Adwick le Street: 3 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 A (45% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Skellow - Buttercross (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land At Corner Of Repton Road And, Sandyfields View, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8JQ, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 12 m above sea level.
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 | 2.2 km |
| South Elmsall 289,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Hampole Balk/Mill Lane Skellow | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | South Elmsall Bus Station | 5.6 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 43.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Great North Medical Group | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Skellow Dental Practice | 640 m |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 7.5 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 7.7 km |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - White Rose, Skellow Cashzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 630 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,370 m² | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cromwell's Batteries motte and bailey castle, Skellow, a scheduled monument, 70 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cromwell's Batteries motte and bailey castle, Skellow | Scheduled monument | 70 m east |
| Skellow market cross | Scheduled monument | 140 m east |
| Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cuckoo Plantation | Wood | 610 m west |
| Old Ea Beck | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| Skellow Cross Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Stony Flat Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Deep Dale | Valley | 1.7 km south-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 9 |
8 of the postcode's 9 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 4 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 Cross Hill.