DN8 5PA 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 (93% of about 690 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
- Milton House, 67 Ellison Street, Thorne, permissioned (470 m)
- Thorne Hall, Ellison Street, Thorne, permissioned (640 m)
- Land Off West Street, Thorne, permissioned (680 m)
- Glebe House, Haynes Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5JY, permissioned (750 m)
- Land Off Site Of Former Rising Sun Public House, Hatfield Road, Thorne, permissioned (800 m)
- Land Off Site Of Former Rising Sun Public House, Hatfield Road, Thorne, Doncaster, permissioned (800 m)
- The Old Vicarage, Stonegate, Thorne, permissioned (840 m)
- 3 - 5 Church Street, Thorne, permissioned (880 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: 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 6 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 | 70 m |
| Thorne North 179,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Hatfield and Stainforth 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Southfield Road/Southfield Close Thorne | 40 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 40.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 54.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northfield Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 100 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 13.0 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police | 12.5 km |
| Cash machines | Go Local, Thorne Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Memorial Park 3.0 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 880 m north. 16 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 | 880 m north |
| Peel Hill motte and bailey castle, Thorne. | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradholme Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| The Delves | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Tudworth Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
| Stone Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south |
| Whitaker's Plantations | Wood | 3.4 km east |
| Blackshaw Clough | Valley | 3.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 4 |
1 of the postcode's 5 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.