Schofield Close Armthorpe, Doncaster
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (DN3), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11208456.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £234,950 across 5 sales.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 15).
- 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 Kirk Sandall, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Miners Memorial Garden Markham Main, is about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 12 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Asa Medical Group, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 12% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | £234,950 | £215,950 | £325,950 |
| 2023 | 6 | £282,450 | £224,950 | £415,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2024 | 5 DN3 3NZ | Detached | £250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Sep 2024 | 2 DN3 3NZ | Detached | £234,950 | New build. |
| 26 Jun 2024 | 8 DN3 3NZ | Semi-detached | £215,950 | New build. |
| 10 Jun 2024 | 14 DN3 3NZ | Detached | £319,950 | New build. |
| 15 Mar 2024 | 10 DN3 3NZ | Semi-detached | £215,950 | New build. |
| 8 Mar 2024 | 12 DN3 3NZ | Detached | £325,950 | New build. |
| 12 Feb 2024 | 4 DN3 3NZ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Feb 2024 | 6 DN3 3NZ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 3 DN3 3NZ | Detached | £249,950 | New build. |
| 24 Nov 2023 | 1 DN3 3NZ | Other | £230,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 7 DN3 3NZ | Detached | £325,950 | New build. |
| 27 Oct 2023 | 9 DN3 3NZ | Detached | £415,950 | New build. |
| 11 Aug 2023 | 15 DN3 3NZ | Semi-detached | £225,351 | New build. |
| 4 Aug 2023 | 17 DN3 3NZ | Detached | £314,950 | New build. |
| 4 Aug 2023 | 11 DN3 3NZ | Semi-detached | £224,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 121 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (7). Built: 2023 (8); 2024 (7).
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 (47% of about 1,230 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.
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
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 addresses are about 12 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN3 3JA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 3NZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hatfield and Stainforth 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mercel Avenue/Sycamore Avenue Armthorpe | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Car parks | Armthorpe Centre Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 46.4 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 53.9 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asa Medical Group | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Miners Memorial Garden Markham Main 920 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,330 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,780 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,780 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Long Plantation | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Cozen Croft Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Armthorpe Shaw | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Pike Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Pot Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Thorpe Marsh | Wetland | 5 km (3.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 16 |
10 of the street's 16 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Armthorpe Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tranmoor Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Southfield Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hungerhill School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Avenue Care Unit DN3 2HA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2023 |
| Co-Op DN3 3HB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (south-yorkshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
Parr Drive · Bowen Drive · Bowskill Road · Hardy Crescent · Pinder Road · Smith Close · Hatfield Lane · Davenport Close · Hatfield Lane · Abbiss Drive · Wilson Road · Drabble Close
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.