Silk Road Doncaster
22 addresses across 3 postcodes (DN2), about 300 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 11207167.
- 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 Bentley (South Yorkshire), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mount Group Practice, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2019 | UNIT 5, MARRTREE BUSINESS PARK DN2 4BQ | Other | £1,074,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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 (60% of about 1,260 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): Article 4 (HMO) Boundary - Came into force 14 October 2019.
- 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)
- 170 Beckett Road, Wheatley, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 4-29 Bristol Grove, 4-18 (evens) Exeter Road, 6-12 (evens) Parkway South, 4-18 And 24-30 (evens) Winchester Avenue, Wheatley, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- 24 Avenue Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, DN2 4AQ, permissioned (940 m (0.6 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, 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: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 1 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN2 4BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| DN2 4BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DN2 4LT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 22 addresses are between 8 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN2 4BL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN2 4BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN2 4LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Kirk Sandall 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wheatley Hall Road/Liverpool Avenue | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Women's & Children's Hospital Car Park Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Stations | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mount Group Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whitegates Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Park Hill Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,710 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Strawberry Island Allotments 1.1 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moat Hills moated site, Bentley, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moat Hills moated site, Bentley | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Wall of Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Flood Drain | Lake or reservoir | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Mile Thorn Bight | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Wheatley Cut | Lake or reservoir | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Heather Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| The Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Thorpe Marsh | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 22 |
6 of the street's 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kingfisher Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Town Field Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| DN Colleges Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sandringham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Arksey Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Intake Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 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: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hall Cross Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | 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 High Street Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starbucks DN2 4FS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2026 |
| C&M Fast Food Ltd DN2 4BQ | Distributors/Transporters | 170 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Gather & Gather Limited, Robert Bosch DN2 4BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Smiths News DN2 4BA | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Smith's Cafe DN2 4DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Beckett Road Chippy DN2 4BB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Griddlez Kitchen DN2 4BB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Silk Road (7); On or near Spinners Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- DN2 4BL: 12 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- DN2 4BQ: 7 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- DN2 4LT: 3 addresses of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Spinners Road · Lichfield Road · Southwell Road · Lincoln Road · Churchill Road · Dundas Road · Wells 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.