# DN8 5PJ: area report for a postcode in Doncaster

DN8 5PJ 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 DN8 5PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) › [DN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8) › [DN8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 43% on July. Doncaster 003G: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **Thorne South, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **10 of 10 properties in DN8 5PJ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Doncaster 003G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **£172,305 average price**: For the whole of Doncaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DN8 5PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **Low road and rail noise at DN8 5PJ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brooke Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brooke-primary-academy-e146919) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-e135007) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Green Top](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-top-e144656) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thorne King Edward Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorne-king-edward-primary-school-e106750) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £132,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £146,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £142,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2024 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £141,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £126,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Thorne South (700 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (800 m); WELDRICKS PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); TRINITY HOUSE ORTHODONTICS THORNE (680 m); KING STREET DENTAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Thorne Express (300 m, Tesco); Co-op Petrol Thorne (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Heron Thorne (830 m, Heron); Lidl Thorne (940 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Thorne (960 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 003G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.0** (2025). Doncaster 003G has a deprivation score of 40.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,553rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £130,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Doncaster 003G was £130,000 in 2025. Joint 1,286th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,589** (2021). Doncaster 003G had 1,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,682nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Doncaster 003G, 100.0% 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.

## DN8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £157,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DN8 was £157,000 in 2025. Joint 142nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,485** (2021). DN8 had 18,485 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,203rd least 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in DN8 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: 91.4%** (January 2026). In DN8, 91.4% 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: 53.6091, -0.9508

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

## Your MP

- [Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-east-and-the-isle-of-axholme): Lee Pitcher (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=-0.9508,53.6091,DN85PJ

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