Sprotbrough

Doncaster · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,552 · 5 LSOAs

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

79Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,451 of 6,856 in England
  • #108 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #3 of 39 in Doncaster
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,549
Median age (est.)47
Density864per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 2%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 38% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Sprotbrough is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,451 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 39 in Doncaster. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (81) and lowest on Crime (58). Typical homes here, about £257,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 119 sales), 43% above the wider Doncaster median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,593 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 81 · #1,287
Employment 70 · #2,089
Education 68 · #2,171
Health 64 · #2,486
Crime 58 · #2,870
Housing & access 63 · #2,555
Living environment 77 · #1,588

House prices ?

£257,500median (12m) · +19.8% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£257,500119+19.8%+28.8%
Detached£357,00054-2.2%+27.5%
Semi-detached£205,00061+7.9%+19.2%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=3)
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£257,500
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)£41,593±£5,858 · #2,969 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,319
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 472 offences
Doncaster115
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #3,035 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences142
Theft142
Burglary28
Vehicle crime67
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons35
Drugs5
Robbery11
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 103 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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