S64 9SN Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Mexborough. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wildene Drive, Mexborough: 51 addresses
- Unnamed street near Wildene Drive, Highwoods: 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 (86% of about 700 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
- Garage Site, Maple Road, Mexborough, permissioned (130 m)
- Former Nurses Home, Cemetery Road, Mexborough, permissioned (490 m)
- Site Of Former Nurses Home, Cemetery Road, Mexborough, S64 9PN, permissioned (490 m)
- The Highwoods, Elm Road, Mexborough, permissioned (550 m)
- The Highwoods, Elm Road, Mexborough, not permissioned (550 m)
- Garden Street, Mexborough: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Garden Street, Mexborough, not permissioned (710 m)
- Land At Alagu Close ,Off Highwoods Road, Mexborough, permissioned (850 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 3 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 52 addresses are between 49 m and 51 m above sea level (49 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 | Mexborough 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Swinton (South Yorks) 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bolton-Upon-Dearne 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Maple Road/Wildene Drive Highwoods | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swinton Interchange/SW2 | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Montagu Hospital Car Park | 290 m |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 47.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The New Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mexcare Pharmacy | 830 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile Dental Care Mexborough | 730 m |
| Hospital | Montagu Hospital Cdc | 480 m |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 940 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 820 m north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m north |
| Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 330m south east of Lowfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sticking Hill | Hill | 560 m north-west |
| Peas Hills Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Mexborough New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hanging Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Bolton Ings | Wetland | 4.1 km north-west |
| Warren Vale | Valley | 4.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 52 |
6 of the postcode's 52 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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 Wildene Drive.