Opal Drive Doncaster
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (DN4), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11206967.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Doncaster, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Westfield Park, is about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Scott Practice, about 240 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 35% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 218 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (86% of about 1,740 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 163 Balby Road, Balby: up to 11 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 163 Balby Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0RH, not permissioned (110 m)
- Land At 41 Sandford Road, Balby: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Land At 41 Sandford Road, Balby, not permissioned (120 m)
- Balby Road Methodist Church, Balby Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0RG, permissioned (300 m)
- 125A, 127, 127A, 129 AND 131A Balby Road, Balby, permissioned (340 m)
- 123 - 131 Balby Road, Balby, permissioned (350 m)
- Balby Archives, King Edward Road, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 September 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 8 m and 15 m above sea level (11 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN4 8DR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN4 8PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Conisbrough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sandford Road/Balby Road | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Trafford Way/X2 Doncaster Town Centre | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Mallard 2 Car Park | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.4 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Scott Practice | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chestnut Pharmacy Balby | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Opal Centre Dental Suite | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Tickhill Road Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westfield Park 4.9 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 250 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Dell, Doncaster, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Cusworth Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Hexthorpe Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Woodfield Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Albert Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| North Dale Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balby Central Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hexthorpe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Astrea Academy Woodfields | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Atlas Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Mallard Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| Waverley Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Carr Lodge Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Doncaster UTC | Secondary | 13–19 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| XP School | Secondary | 11–19 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Richmond Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlesmere Mini Market DN4 0QF | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Pizza Crazy DN4 0QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| Coffee @ Harleyjoes DN4 0QF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Donny Multi Market DN4 0QQ | Retailers - other | 160 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 14 Jan 2026 |
| White Swan Hotel DN4 0QQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Dessert Time DN4 0QH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Wonderful 2 DN4 0RG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Right Choice DN4 0RG | Retailers - other | 230 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 8 Jan 2025 |
| Chicos Pizza and Grill DN4 0RG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Owotutu African Caribbean Store DN4 0PL | Retailers - other | 230 m | 4 Good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Buzau Mini Market DN4 0RG | Retailers - other | 280 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Plough Inn DN4 0PL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| One Stop DN4 0NA | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Runwood Homes Ltd DN4 0PT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Caribbean Flavas DN4 0PL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 66 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Public order | 21 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Melville Avenue (59); On or near Supermarket (56); On or near Grange Avenue (39); On or near Stonegate Mews (21); On or near Burton Avenue (20).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 3 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
Nearby streets
Melville Avenue · Stonegate Mews · Grange Avenue · Burton Avenue · Coronation Road · Opal Drive · Burton Terrace · Cleveland Street · Cross Bank · Great Central Avenue · Rose Avenue · St Johns Road
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.