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Norton & Askern

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North Doncaster. About 15,638 people in 96 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Norton & Askern, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,242
751st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.3%
3,468th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Norton & Askern compares

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

Norton & AskernMiddle
Population21 wards, Doncaster · 2021
Population: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 9,390 to 22,260. The middle area is 15,242. Norton & Askern is 15,242.
15,24211th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Doncaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 90.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.9%. Norton & Askern is 94.5%.
94.5%5th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Doncaster · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 1.4% to 8.7%. The middle area is 3.6%. Norton & Askern is 3.4%.
3.4%joint 9th lowest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Doncaster · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 57.9% to 72.1%. The middle area is 62.0%. Norton & Askern is 61.3%.
61.3%7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Doncaster

These figures are published for the whole of Doncaster, not for each ward, so they describe all of Doncaster and not Norton & Askern 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.5
35th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Norton & Askern in brief

Norton & Askern had 15,242 usual residents at the census.

In Norton & Askern, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Norton & Askern, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.3% of residents in Norton & Askern were aged 15 to 64 at the census.