Hatfield West

Doncaster · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,366 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,455 of 6,856 in England
  • #469 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #22 of 39 in Doncaster
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,305
Median age (est.)42
Density1,239per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above18%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 18%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional10%
Professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Hatfield West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,455 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 39 in Doncaster. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (87) but weak on Education (16). Typical homes here, about £176,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 47% in five years (from 112 sales), in line with the wider Doncaster median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,005 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 97 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 23 · #5,249
Employment 19 · #5,578
Education 16 · #5,736
Health 23 · #5,270
Crime 19 · #5,523
Housing & access 28 · #4,954
Living environment 87 · #876

House prices ?

£176,000median (12m) · +15.6% yr · n=112
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£176,000112+15.6%+46.7%
Detached£263,00043+6.3%+38.4%
Semi-detached£151,90058+6.6%+47.5%
Terraced£130,00011+14.0%+66.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£176,000
Doncaster£180,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,005±£4,999 · #5,036 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,602
Price-to-income ?5.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

97 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 814 offences
Doncaster115
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,851 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences313
Theft140
Burglary52
Vehicle crime83
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons59
Drugs30
Robbery7
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 232 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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