# Doncaster

Town in Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Doncaster is a town in Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber. Median sale price £175,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 189.9 per 1,000 people. About 93,545 people.

Town. Code E63001229. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster)

Doncaster is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Doncaster add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Doncaster was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 126th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/doncaster#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 87,440** (2021). Doncaster had 87,440 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 124th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/doncaster#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 28%** (2022). About 28% of people in Doncaster 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/town/doncaster#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Doncaster, 98.2% 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/town/doncaster#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001229) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 28% of people in Doncaster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001229) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,090 homes were sold in Doncaster in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001229) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Doncaster.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001229) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Doncaster had 87,440 usual residents at the census.

## How Doncaster compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Doncaster | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £175,000 | joint 29th cheapest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025 |
| Population | 87,440 | 9th most populated | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 28% | 28th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.2% | 32nd highest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · Jan 2026 |

## Is Doncaster safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Doncaster at a rate of 189.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,565 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Doncaster.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (5,700), other crime (3,067) and shoplifting (2,544).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Doncaster was 190.7 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 Doncaster, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Doncaster has no single figure. Of its 55 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 17 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Doncaster

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Doncaster 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007570) | 1,435 | 52.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Doncaster 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007650) | 1,655 | 115.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007651) | 1,837 | 117.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007652) | 2,074 | 192.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Doncaster 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007653) | 1,574 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007656) | 1,636 | 230.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007564) | 1,548 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007565) | 1,508 | 148.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007566) | 1,626 | 152.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Doncaster 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007567) | 1,316 | 577.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Doncaster 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007568) | 1,541 | 133.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007569) | 1,608 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007644) | 1,767 | 151.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.4% |
| [Doncaster 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007646) | 1,590 | 125.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007647) | 1,534 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007649) | 1,472 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007654) | 1,527 | 291.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Doncaster 019G](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01034236) | 1,097 | 127.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 019H](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01034237) | 1,050 | 216.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Doncaster 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007529) | 2,309 | 420.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.5% |
| [Doncaster 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007530) | 1,546 | 276.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Doncaster 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007531) | 1,603 | 158.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007643) | 1,631 | 111.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007655) | 2,027 | 581.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.6% |
| [Doncaster 022G](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01034238) | 1,189 | 1,866.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.5% |
| [Doncaster 022H](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01034239) | 1,484 | 176.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007494) | 1,506 | 180.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007532) | 1,804 | 241.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Doncaster 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007533) | 1,519 | 150.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Doncaster 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007535) | 1,467 | 106.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007522) | 1,523 | 167.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007525) | 1,529 | 82.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007528) | 1,440 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Doncaster 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007604) | 1,329 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007521) | 1,458 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007523) | 1,480 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007524) | 1,597 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007526) | 2,027 | 135.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007607) | 1,529 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007520) | 1,305 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007605) | 1,475 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Doncaster 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007606) | 2,209 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Doncaster 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01034240) | 1,461 | 275.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 027F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01034241) | 1,372 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007495) | 1,733 | 153.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
| [Doncaster 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007500) | 1,260 | 181.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007534) | 1,965 | 335.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| [Doncaster 028E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01034242) | 1,746 | 118.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 028F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01034243) | 1,913 | 160.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.7% |
| [Doncaster 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007496) | 1,607 | 247.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007497) | 1,327 | 104.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007498) | 1,539 | 164.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Doncaster 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007499) | 1,401 | 121.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Doncaster 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007501) | 1,294 | 136.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Doncaster 029F](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/neighbourhood/e01007503) | 1,525 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Doncaster Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-central): Sally Jameson (Labour (Co-op)), 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.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Doncaster

[DN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn1), [DN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn2), [DN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn4)

## Middle areas in Doncaster

[Balby Carr](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/balby-carr), [Balby South](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/balby-south), [Belle Vue & Town Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/belle-vue-and-town-fields), [Bessacarr Bawtry Road](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/bessacarr-bawtry-road), [Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/bessacarr-grange-and-lakeside), [Cantley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/cantley-park), [Central Doncaster & Hyde Park](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/central-doncaster-and-hyde-park), [Hexthorpe & Balby North](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/hexthorpe-and-balby-north), [Intake](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/intake), [Wheatley Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster/wheatley-hills)

## Towns near Doncaster

[Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kirk-sandall-and-edenthorpe), [Bentley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bentley), [Sprotbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sprotbrough), [Warmsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/warmsworth), [Armthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/armthorpe), [New Rossington and Rossington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-rossington-and-rossington)

## Doncaster in brief

Doncaster is a town in Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber.
About 93,545 people lived in Doncaster in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £175,000 in 2025 across 1,090 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 189.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Doncaster was £175,000 in 2025.
Doncaster had 87,440 usual residents at the census.
About 28% of people in Doncaster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Doncaster, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001229
- Constituency: [Doncaster Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-central)
- Council: [Doncaster †](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 30.61 km²
- People, mid-2024: 93,545*
- Neighbourhoods: 55
- Output areas: 284

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Warmsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/warmsworth), [Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kirk-sandall-and-edenthorpe), [Bentley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bentley), [Sprotbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sprotbrough), [Armthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/armthorpe), [New Rossington and Rossington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-rossington-and-rossington)

## Latest updates for Doncaster

- 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/E63001229

## How to cite

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

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