DN7 5TZ Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Stainforth & Barnby Dun. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Waggons Way, Doncaster: 27 addresses
- Bootham Lane, Dunscroft: 3 addresses
- Station Road, Stainforth: 1 address
- Hugh Hill Lane, Doncaster: 1 address
- Headstock Way, Stainforth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Waggons Way, Stainforth: 1 address
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 (99% 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
- Land Rear Of 67 - 79 South End, Station Road, Dunscroft, not permissioned (400 m)
- Land Rear Of 67 - 79 South End, Station Road, Dunscroft, permissioned (400 m)
- Land At Kingsway, Stainforth, permissioned (520 m)
- Land At Kingsway, Stainforth, Doncaster, permissioned (520 m)
- Millcroft House (Adjacent 5 Mill Croft), Mill Croft, Stainforth, permissioned (570 m)
- Millcroft House (Adjacent 5 Mill Croft), Mill Croft, Stainforth, not permissioned (570 m)
- East Lane House, 60 East Lane, Stainforth, not permissioned (910 m)
- East Lane House, 60 East Lane, Stainforth, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 8 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: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 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: 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 34 addresses are between 3 m and 18 m above sea level (5 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 | Hatfield and Stainforth 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 100 m |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Thorne North 179,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Station Road/East Lane Stainforth | 250 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 44.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Field Road Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Road Dental Practice | 580 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 10.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Carousel Superstore, Stainsforth Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,420 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.3 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 29 |
9 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Waggons Way.