# DN6 8PW: area report for a postcode in Doncaster

DN6 8PW 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 DN6 8PW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) › [DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6) › [DN6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Doncaster 005B: 123 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **Adwick, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **No property in DN6 8PW 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=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Doncaster 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **£172,305 average price**: For the whole of Doncaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DN6 8PW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **Low road and rail noise at DN6 8PW**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Owston Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/owston-park-primary-academy-e146583) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Carcroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carcroft-primary-school-e148408) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Ridge Employability College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ridge-employability-college-e142921) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £136,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £142,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £207,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £142,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2024 | £100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELDRICKS PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: SKELLOW DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m); SKELLOW ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (560 m)

## 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 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.9** (2025). Doncaster 005B has a deprivation score of 24.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,146th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Doncaster 005B was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,259** (2021). Doncaster 005B had 1,259 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,646th least 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Doncaster 005B, 95.0% 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.

## DN6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DN6 was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 168th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,025** (2021). DN6 had 31,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 867th 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: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in DN6 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In DN6, 95.4% 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: 53.5900, -1.1966

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=-1.1966,53.5900,DN68PW

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