Mexborough West

Doncaster · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,826 · 6 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,353 of 6,856 in England
  • #596 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #34 of 39 in Doncaster
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,686
Median age (est.)40
Density4,398per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above17%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 25%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 15%Other: 12%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 15%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Skilled trades 14% · Sales & customer service 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Skilled trades14%
Sales & customer service13%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional10%
Professional9%
Managers & directors8%
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 48% · No religion 46% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,353 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 39 in Doncaster. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (55) and lowest on Employment (5). Typical homes here, about £100,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 98 sales), 44% below the wider Doncaster median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,437 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 139 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 11 · #6,120
Employment 5 · #6,490
Education 10 · #6,202
Health 9 · #6,264
Crime 6 · #6,449
Housing & access 55 · #3,110
Living environment 24 · #5,242

House prices ?

£100,000median (12m) · -15.6% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£100,00098-15.6%+33.3%
Detached£180,00013-14.3%+12.5%
Semi-detached£150,00025+3.4%+42.9%
Terraced£83,50059+4.4%+39.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£100,000
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)£30,437±£4,344 · #6,308 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,037
Price-to-income ?3.3×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 ?

23Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

139 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,228 offences
Doncaster115
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,781 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences656
Theft111
Burglary66
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson155
Public order & weapons88
Drugs41
Robbery14
Other52

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 182 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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