Mexborough East

Doncaster · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,972 · 4 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,914 of 6,856 in England
  • #526 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #27 of 39 in Doncaster
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,872
Median age (est.)39
Density1,769per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above19%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 29%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional12%
Sales & customer service11%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 47% · Muslim 0%

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

Mexborough East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,914 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 39 in Doncaster. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (52) and lowest on Employment (11). Typical homes here, about £176,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 84 sales), in line with the wider Doncaster median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,767 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 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 17 · #5,708
Employment 11 · #6,106
Education 11 · #6,085
Health 18 · #5,612
Crime 13 · #5,982
Housing & access 42 · #4,001
Living environment 52 · #3,288

House prices ?

£176,250median (12m) · +6.8% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£176,25084+6.8%+35.6%
Detached£265,00021+25.6%+14.2%
Semi-detached£176,25034+13.7%+39.3%
Terraced£118,50026+8.5%+3.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£176,250
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)£32,767±£4,620 · #5,746 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,904
Price-to-income ?5.4×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 ?

35Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

112 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 780 offences
Doncaster115
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,265 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences407
Theft50
Burglary29
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson89
Public order & weapons78
Drugs28
Robbery13
Other40

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 142 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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