# DN5 8LG: area report for a postcode in Doncaster

DN5 8LG is a postcode in Doncaster.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Doncaster. Open the map at DN5 8LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) › [DN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5) › [DN5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 37% on July. Doncaster 016D: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **Bentley (South Yorkshire), 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **No property in DN5 8LG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Doncaster 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **£172,305 average price**: For the whole of Doncaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DN5 8LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DN5 8LG**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scawsby-saltersgate-infant-school-e106703) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Scawsby Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scawsby-junior-academy-e149581) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scawthorpe-sunnyfields-primary-school-e106747) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rosedale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosedale-primary-school-e144348) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stone Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-hill-school-e135547) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Ridgewood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgewood-school-e137603) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kirkby Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkby-avenue-primary-school-e131341) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Levett School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-levett-school-e106666) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2025 | £313,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £192,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £52,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE (400 m)
- Pharmacies: WELDRICKS PHARMACY (350 m); HOLDEN'S CHEMISTS SCAWSBY (400 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Barnsley Rd Express (410 m, Tesco); Aldi Scawthorpe Doncaster (510 m, Aldi); Asda Sun Inn Express Petrol (600 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £172,305** (July 2026). Doncaster’s average house price was £172,305 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,967** (2025). Full-time workers living in Doncaster earned a median of £34,967 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 62nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.9×** (2025). A home in Doncaster costs 4.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.5** (2025). Doncaster has a deprivation score of 30.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 35th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Doncaster 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.4** (2025). Doncaster 016D has a deprivation score of 10.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,198th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Doncaster 016D was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,620** (2021). Doncaster 016D had 1,620 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,123rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Doncaster 016D, 98.8% 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.

## DN5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DN5 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,430** (2021). DN5 had 39,430 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 480th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 61%** (2022). About 61% of people in DN5 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.9%** (January 2026). In DN5, 95.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster)
- Centre: 53.5333, -1.1696

Council: [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Doncaster North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-north): Ed Miliband (Labour), 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.1696,53.5333,DN58LG

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