DN7 4JJ Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced April 2007. Ward: Hatfield. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Bootham Lane, Dunscroft: 10 addresses
- Eco Way, Dunscroft: 7 addresses
- Bootham Lane, Dunscroft: 2 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 (41% of about 710 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
- D And C Automotive, Station Road, Dunscroft, Doncaster, DN7 4JS, permissioned (440 m)
- Land Off Station Road, Dunscroft, permissioned (450 m)
- Land West Of Abbey Road, Dunscroft, Doncaster, DN7 4LE, permissioned (540 m)
- Land Rear Of 67 - 79 South End, Station Road, Dunscroft, not permissioned (750 m)
- Land Rear Of 67 - 79 South End, Station Road, Dunscroft, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 1 m and 19 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 20%, gigabit 20% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hatfield and Stainforth 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Thorne South 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Thorne North 179,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Station Road/Bootham Lane Dunscroft | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 43.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hatfield Health Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Churchview Dental Practice | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 8.9 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 10.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Dunscroft - Station Road, Dunscroft Cashzone | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 730 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,420 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Round Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Lings Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Stone Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-east |
| Pike Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Trumfleet Marsh | Wetland | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 19 |
2 of the postcode's 19 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 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 | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bootham Lane.