Stainforth

Doncaster · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,657 · 5 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,606 of 6,856 in England
  • #633 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #36 of 39 in Doncaster
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,471
Median age (est.)40
Density212per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above17%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 29%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant12%
Managers & directors10%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Professional9%
Administrative8%

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 51% · No religion 43% · Hindu 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

Stainforth is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,606 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #36 of 39 in Doncaster. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (40) and lowest on Education (1). Typical homes here sold for about £130,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 73 sales), 28% below the wider Doncaster median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,569 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 144 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 8 · #6,284
Employment 6 · #6,428
Education 1 · #6,757
Health 12 · #6,065
Crime 4 · #6,593
Housing & access 6 · #6,435
Living environment 40 · #4,091

House prices ?

£130,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£130,000730.0%+13.0%
Detached£220,00015+10.6%+46.7%
Semi-detached£130,000340.0%+29.4%
Terraced£111,00024+2.3%+28.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£130,000
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)£31,569±£4,499 · #6,059 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,270
Price-to-income ?4.1×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 ?

11Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

144 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,100 offences
Doncaster115
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,851 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences475
Theft116
Burglary67
Vehicle crime104
Criminal damage & arson159
Public order & weapons102
Drugs19
Robbery15
Other43

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 213 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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