# DN8

Postcode district covering Thorne and Moorends, in Doncaster.

DN8 is a postcode district covering Thorne and Moorends, in Doncaster. Median sale price £157,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 96.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code DN8. 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 DN8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DN8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in DN8 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=DN8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 235 homes were sold in DN8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DN8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DN8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DN8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DN8 had 18,485 usual residents at the census.

## How DN8 compares

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

| Measure | DN8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £157,000 | 8th cheapest | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2025 |
| Population | 18,485 | 11th least populated | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.4% | 12th lowest | 32 postcode districts, DN · Jan 2026 |

## Is DN8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN8 at a rate of 96.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 168 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (727), other crime (341) and anti-social behaviour (265).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN8 was 106.3 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 DN8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN8 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in DN8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Doncaster 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007632) | 1,598 | 110.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.0% |
| [Doncaster 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007633) | 1,395 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Doncaster 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007634) | 1,764 | 113.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Doncaster 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007635) | 1,953 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [Doncaster 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007636) | 1,584 | 70.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007637) | 1,535 | 98.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.1% |
| [Doncaster 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007638) | 1,530 | 96.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.8% |
| [Doncaster 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007639) | 2,156 | 170.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.4% |
| [Doncaster 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007640) | 1,570 | 104.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 64.5% |
| [Doncaster 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007641) | 1,420 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Doncaster 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007642) | 1,589 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |

## 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. 100% of the people here.
- [Doncaster North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-north): Ed Miliband (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.
- [Goole and Pocklington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/goole-and-pocklington): David Davis (Conservative), 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 DN8

[Moorends](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/moorends), [Thorne](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/thorne)

## Postcode sectors in DN8

[DN8 4 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8-4), [DN8 5 (263 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8-5)

## Council

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

## Towns in DN8

[Thorne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/thorne)

## Postcode districts next to DN8

[DN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn7), [DN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn9), [DN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn14), [DN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17)

## Nearest rail stations

[Thorne South (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9551,53.6033), [Thorne North (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9723,53.6161)

## 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)

## DN8 in brief

DN8 is a postcode district covering Thorne and Moorends, in Doncaster.
About 18,821 people lived in DN8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £157,000 in 2025 across 235 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 96.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DN8 was £157,000 in 2025.
DN8 had 18,485 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in DN8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DN8, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DN8
- Postcode area: [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn)
- Constituency: [Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-east-and-the-isle-of-axholme)
- Council: [Doncaster †](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster)
- Area: 51.60 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,821*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 56

* 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

[DN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn9), [DN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn7), [DN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn14), [DN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17)

## Latest updates for DN8

- 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/DN8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8