DN8 5HW Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thorne & Moorends. 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 (80% of about 750 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
- Glebe House, Haynes Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5JY, permissioned (140 m)
- The Old Vicarage, Stonegate, Thorne, permissioned (390 m)
- Thorne Hall, Ellison Street, Thorne, permissioned (460 m)
- Milton House, 67 Ellison Street, Thorne, permissioned (470 m)
- 3 - 5 Church Street, Thorne, permissioned (510 m)
- 3 King Street, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5BD, permissioned (590 m)
- Land Off West Street, Thorne, permissioned (690 m)
- Thorne Motor Co, Orchard Street, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5AS, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 14 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 addresses are about 3 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 | Thorne South 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m |
| Thorne North 179,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Hatfield and Stainforth 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Haynes Road/Glebe Road Thorne | 70 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 40.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 54.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northfield Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | Goole & District Hospital | 12.9 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police | 11.9 km |
| Cash machines | Go Local, Thorne Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,490 m² | 450 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Memorial Park 3.0 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,590 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 430 m north-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m north-west |
| Peel Hill motte and bailey castle, Thorne. | Scheduled monument | 490 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Delves | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| Bradholme Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Tudworth Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south |
| Whitaker's Plantations | Wood | 3.3 km east |
| Blackshaw Clough | Valley | 3.4 km north-west |
| Sand Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 15 |
1 of the postcode's 15 addresses is 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.