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Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside

Middle area

South east Doncaster. 8,519 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£245,000
Joint 2,541st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,824
3,843rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 130.4 per 1,000 people across Doncaster.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences230
Anti-social behaviour163
Vehicle crime147
Other crime127
Criminal damage and arson39
Shoplifting27
Burglary20
Drug offences11
Robbery4
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price39 middle areas, Doncaster · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Doncaster39 areas from £93,500 to £284,000. The middle area is £174,000. Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside is £245,000.
£245,0006th most expensive
Population39 middle areas, Doncaster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Doncaster39 areas from 5,227 to 11,974. The middle area is 7,785. Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside is 7,824.
7,82418th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, Doncaster · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Doncaster39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Doncaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Doncaster39 areas from 88.9% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.2%. Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside is 99.5%.
99.5%joint 9th highest

Is Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 130.4 per 1,000 people across Doncaster.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (230), anti-social behaviour (163) and vehicle crime (147).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Doncaster

These figures are published for the whole of Doncaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Doncaster and not Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside alone. See Doncaster

Average house price
£172,305
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,967
62nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.5
35th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside was £245,000 in 2025.

Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside had 7,824 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.