# DN6

Postcode district covering Adwick le Street, Askern and Woodlands, in Doncaster.

DN6 is a postcode district covering Adwick le Street, Askern and Woodlands, in Doncaster. Median sale price £165,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DN6. 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 DN6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DN6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 89% of people in DN6 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=DN6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 366 homes were sold in DN6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DN6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DN6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DN6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DN6 had 31,025 usual residents at the census.

## How DN6 compares

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

| Measure | DN6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £165,000 | joint 10th cheapest | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2025 |
| Population | 31,025 | 10th most populated | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 89% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.4% | 14th highest | 32 postcode districts, DN · Jan 2026 |

## Is DN6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN6 at a rate of 121.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 352 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,471), other crime (714) and anti-social behaviour (613).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN6 was 135.2 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 DN6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN6 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in DN6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Doncaster 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007487) | 1,562 | 142.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007488) | 1,628 | 141.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 73.6% |
| [Doncaster 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007489) | 2,091 | 142.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Doncaster 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007490) | 1,705 | 104.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.9% |
| [Doncaster 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007491) | 1,665 | 109.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Doncaster 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007492) | 1,603 | 158.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.6% |
| [Doncaster 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007493) | 1,719 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| [Doncaster 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007468) | 1,216 | 72.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| [Doncaster 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007469) | 1,259 | 122.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.0% |
| [Doncaster 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007470) | 1,358 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007472) | 1,377 | 92.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.7% |
| [Doncaster 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007473) | 1,421 | 144.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.9% |
| [Doncaster 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007474) | 1,194 | 196.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 83.6% |
| [Doncaster 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007464) | 1,461 | 100.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.6% |
| [Doncaster 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007465) | 1,866 | 77.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Doncaster 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007466) | 1,987 | 152.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Doncaster 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007467) | 1,505 | 298.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Doncaster 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007471) | 1,378 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.7% |
| [Doncaster 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007504) | 1,387 | 132.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Doncaster 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007507) | 1,275 | 136.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |

## Your MP

- [Doncaster North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-north): Ed Miliband (Labour), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here.
- [Selby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/selby): Keir Mather (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.7% of the people here.
- [Normanton and Hemsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/normanton-and-hemsworth): Jon Trickett (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 DN6

[Adwick le Street & Woodlands](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/adwick-le-street-and-woodlands), [Askern, Campsall & Norton](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/askern-campsall-and-norton), [Carcroft](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/carcroft)

## Postcode sectors in DN6

[DN6 0 (206 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6-0), [DN6 7 (249 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6-7), [DN6 8 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6-8), [DN6 9 (200 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in DN6

[Adwick le Street](https://openindex.co.uk/town/adwick-le-street)

## Postcode districts next to DN6

[DN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn3), [DN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5), [DN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn7), [DN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn14), [WF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8), [WF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9), [WF11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Adwick (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1804,53.5723)

## 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)

## DN6 in brief

DN6 is a postcode district covering Adwick le Street, Askern and Woodlands, in Doncaster.
About 32,268 people lived in DN6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £165,000 in 2025 across 366 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 121.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DN6 was £165,000 in 2025.
DN6 had 31,025 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in DN6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DN6, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DN6
- 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: 108 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,268*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 105

* 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

[DN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5), [WF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8), [DN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn14), [DN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn7), [DN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn3), [WF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9)

## Latest updates for DN6

- 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/DN6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6