Thorne

Doncaster · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 11,438 · 7 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,441 of 6,856 in England
  • #467 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #21 of 39 in Doncaster
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,387
Median age (est.)45
Density1,756per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above18%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 18%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Skilled trades 13% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Skilled trades13%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure11%
Professional10%
Administrative10%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Thorne is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,441 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 39 in Doncaster. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (65) and lowest on Education (14). Typical homes here sold for about £160,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 136 sales), 11% below the wider Doncaster median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,732 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 87 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 28 · #4,968
Employment 21 · #5,441
Education 14 · #5,887
Health 20 · #5,489
Crime 24 · #5,187
Housing & access 18 · #5,633
Living environment 65 · #2,418

House prices ?

£160,000median (12m) · +14.3% yr · n=136
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£160,000136+14.3%+23.1%
Detached£250,000310.0%+22.0%
Semi-detached£158,00058+21.5%+25.9%
Terraced£130,000410.0%+12.1%
Flat£83,7506-25.1%-12.1%
This area£160,000
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)£31,732±£4,490 · #6,023 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,248
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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 997 offences
Doncaster115
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,416 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences426
Theft185
Burglary68
Vehicle crime59
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons100
Drugs24
Robbery16
Other50

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 196 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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