Millfield Road Bentley, Doncaster
40 addresses across 3 postcodes (DN5), about 290 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11200462.
- Flood: 20 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Doncaster costs £2,168 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 91% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bentley (South Yorkshire), about 880 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bentley Park, is about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 6 to 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 40 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Don Valley Healthcare, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 44% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 131 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (95% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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: yes, Doncaster.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Vacant Land Between Minden Court, Cooke Street And Truman Street. Land Of The Former Transport Depot And Council Buildings, Bentley, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 20 at medium risk and 12 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 18 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN5 0SJ | zone 2 | 0 / 2 / 12 | unlikely |
| DN5 0RY | zone 2 | 0 / 18 / 0 | unlikely |
| DN5 0SA | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 40 addresses are between 6 m and 9 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN5 0RY | 100% | 91% | 91% | 0% |
| DN5 0SA | 100% | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| DN5 0SJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Arksey Lane/Balfour Road Bentley | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Hall Road Parking | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Stations | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 49.3 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Don Valley Healthcare | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Holden's Chemist Bentley | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bentley Park 7.3 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,320 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moat Hills moated site, Bentley, a scheduled monument, 140 m east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moat Hills moated site, Bentley | Scheduled monument | 140 m east |
| Round About Moat, Arksey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Radcliffe moated site, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Daw Lane Plantations | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Round About Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Flood Drain | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Willow Garth Fishing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Bare Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Thorpe Marsh | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 40 |
1 of the street's 40 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Doncaster: see them on the Doncaster page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 170 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bentley New Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Bentley High Street Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Arksey Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Kirkby Avenue Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saffron DN5 0RY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Lucy's Food and Drink DN5 0RX | Retailers - other | 90 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Premier Arksey DN5 0RX | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Teasdales Bakers Ltd DN5 0RX | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2024 |
| New Big Dee Chinese Takeaway DN5 0RX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Country Kitchen DN5 0RX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Munch DN5 0RX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Delicious DN5 0RX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2024 |
| New York Cheesecake Co DN5 0RX | Manufacturers/packers | 100 m | 5 Very good | 27 May 2025 |
| Letty's Kitchen DN5 0RX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 4 Good | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Bentley New Village Primary DN5 0NS | School/college/university | 190 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| Orchids Care Ltd DN5 0RR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | Exempt | |
| Bentley WMC DN5 0DF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 26 Jul 2023 |
| Edenspot African Store DN5 0RS | Retailers - other | 360 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Homies DN5 0EA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Homestead (47); On or near Burns Street (33); On or near Millside Court (15); On or near Beresford Street (15); On or near Arksey Lane (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DN5 0SJ: 38 addresses of 61 in the postcode
- DN5 0RY: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- DN5 0SA: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Arksey Lane · Burns Street · The Homestead · The Avenue · Beresford Street · Millside Court · Balfour Road · Edward Street · Finkle Street · Arksey Lane · Edward Street · Mill Gate
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.