# DN2

Postcode district covering Doncaster, Intake and Wheatley Hills, in Doncaster.

DN2 is a postcode district covering Doncaster, Intake and Wheatley Hills, in Doncaster. Median sale price £175,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DN2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DN2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DN2 was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 24,536** (2021). DN2 had 24,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,199th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in DN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In DN2, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DN2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in DN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DN2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 277 homes were sold in DN2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DN2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DN2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DN2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DN2 had 24,536 usual residents at the census.

## How DN2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DN2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £175,000 | 13th cheapest | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2025 |
| Population | 24,536 | 15th most populated | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.7% | highest | 32 postcode districts, DN · Jan 2026 |

## Is DN2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN2 at a rate of 152.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 398 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,081), shoplifting (1,029) and anti-social behaviour (536).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN2 was 132.3 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in DN2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN2 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DN2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Doncaster 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007570) | 1,435 | 52.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Doncaster 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007650) | 1,655 | 115.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007651) | 1,837 | 117.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007652) | 2,074 | 192.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Doncaster 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007653) | 1,574 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007656) | 1,636 | 230.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007564) | 1,548 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007565) | 1,508 | 148.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007566) | 1,626 | 152.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Doncaster 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007567) | 1,316 | 577.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Doncaster 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007568) | 1,541 | 133.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007569) | 1,608 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007646) | 1,590 | 125.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007647) | 1,534 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007649) | 1,472 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007654) | 1,527 | 291.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |

## Your MP

- [Doncaster Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-central): Sally Jameson (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in DN2

[Belle Vue & Town Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/belle-vue-and-town-fields), [Intake](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/intake), [Wheatley Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/wheatley-hills)

## Postcode sectors in DN2

[DN2 4 (201 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2-4), [DN2 5 (212 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2-5), [DN2 6 (163 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2-6)

## Council

[Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster)

## Towns in DN2

[Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/doncaster)

## Postcode districts next to DN2

[DN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn1), [DN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn3), [DN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn4), [DN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5)

## Nearest rail stations

[Kirk Sandall (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.0741,53.5639), [Doncaster (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1399,53.5222), [Bentley (South Yorkshire) (3.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1509,53.5439)

## More in the DN postcode area

[All DN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DN2 in brief

DN2 is a postcode district covering Doncaster, Intake and Wheatley Hills, in Doncaster.
About 26,215 people lived in DN2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £175,000 in 2025 across 277 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 152.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DN2 was £175,000 in 2025.
DN2 had 24,536 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in DN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DN2, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DN2
- Postcode area: [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn)
- Constituency: [Doncaster Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-central)
- Council: [Doncaster †](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster)
- Area: 9.16 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,215*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 79

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn1), [DN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn3), [DN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn4), [DN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5)

## Latest updates for DN2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DN2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2