# DN5

Postcode district covering Scawsby and Scawthorpe, in Doncaster.

DN5 is a postcode district covering Scawsby and Scawthorpe, in Doncaster. Median sale price £185,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 113.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code DN5. 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 DN5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DN5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 61% of people in DN5 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=DN5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 576 homes were sold in DN5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DN5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DN5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DN5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DN5 had 39,430 usual residents at the census.

## How DN5 compares

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

| Measure | DN5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £185,000 | 15th most expensive | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2025 |
| Population | 39,430 | 3rd most populated | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 61% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.9% | 11th highest | 32 postcode districts, DN · Jan 2026 |

## Is DN5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN5 at a rate of 113.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 395 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,403), anti-social behaviour (778) and other crime (719).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN5 was 115.7 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 DN5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN5 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in DN5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Doncaster 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007506) | 1,780 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007508) | 1,538 | 201.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.3% |
| [Doncaster 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007509) | 1,647 | 186.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Doncaster 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007510) | 1,502 | 152.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.2% |
| [Doncaster 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007511) | 1,528 | 214.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.8% |
| [Doncaster 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007512) | 2,096 | 59.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007513) | 1,458 | 50.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.5% |
| [Doncaster 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007515) | 1,456 | 91.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.4% |
| [Doncaster 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007518) | 1,446 | 131.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.5% |
| [Doncaster 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007519) | 1,290 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.7% |
| [Doncaster 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007505) | 1,579 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.2% |
| [Doncaster 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007514) | 1,497 | 135.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007516) | 1,395 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007517) | 1,428 | 242.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% |
| [Doncaster 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007581) | 1,373 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Doncaster 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007582) | 1,380 | 184.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Doncaster 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007588) | 1,630 | 114.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007589) | 1,620 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Doncaster 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007583) | 1,353 | 104.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.1% |
| [Doncaster 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007586) | 1,430 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Doncaster 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007587) | 1,604 | 142.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.6% |
| [Doncaster 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007584) | 1,532 | 151.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Doncaster 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007585) | 1,533 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007617) | 1,457 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.1% |
| [Doncaster 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007618) | 1,189 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007619) | 1,835 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |

## Your MP

- [Doncaster North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-north): Ed Miliband (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Doncaster Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-central): Sally Jameson (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.6% of the people here.
- [Barnsley South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barnsley-south): Stephanie Peacock (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in DN5

[Bentley & Toll Bar](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/bentley-and-toll-bar), [Bentley Rise](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/bentley-rise), [Cadeby, Hickleton & Hampole](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/cadeby-hickleton-and-hampole), [Cusworth](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/cusworth), [Scawthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/scawthorpe), [Sprotbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/sprotbrough)

## Postcode sectors in DN5

[DN5 0 (236 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5-0), [DN5 7 (283 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5-7), [DN5 8 (245 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5-8), [DN5 9 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in DN5

[Bentley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bentley), [Scawthorpe and Cusworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/scawthorpe-and-cusworth), [Sprotbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sprotbrough)

## Postcode districts next to DN5

[DN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn1), [DN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2), [DN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn3), [DN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn4), [DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6), [DN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn12), [S63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s63), [S64](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s64), [S72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s72), [WF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9)

## Nearest rail stations

[Conisbrough (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.2343,53.4893), [Bentley (South Yorkshire) (5.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1509,53.5439), [Adwick (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1804,53.5723), [Thurnscoe (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3088,53.5450)

## 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)

## DN5 in brief

DN5 is a postcode district covering Scawsby and Scawthorpe, in Doncaster.
About 39,717 people lived in DN5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £185,000 in 2025 across 576 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 113.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DN5 was £185,000 in 2025.
DN5 had 39,430 usual residents at the census.
About 61% of people in DN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DN5, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DN5
- Postcode area: [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn)
- Constituency: [Doncaster North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-north)
- Council: [Doncaster †](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster)
- Area: 100 km²
- People, mid-2024: 39,717*
- Neighbourhoods: 26
- Output areas: 134

* 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

[DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6), [S63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s63), [WF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9), [S64](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s64), [DN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn4), [DN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn12)

## Latest updates for DN5

- 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/DN5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5