DN3 postcode area · Doncaster

The DN3 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Doncaster. Area Scores range from 0 to 88 across them. Every full DN3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The DN3 district contains both ends of the scale: Bessacarr Grange & Lakeside at 89 out of 100 (#759 of 6,856 in England) against Central Doncaster & Hyde Park at 0, an 88-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £92,000 in Central Doncaster & Hyde Park to £270,000 in Old Cantley, Auckley & Finningley — a 2.9× gap within the DN3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,725a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime150per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)43

Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DN3 district

£193,000median home sold over the past year · +24.5% over 5 years · +1.6% over the year · 456 sales

Detached£260,000

Semi-detached£176,750

Terraced£150,000

Flat£95,500

Doncaster£180,000

Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Bessacarr Grange & LakesideDoncaster	759	89	£240,000
Old Cantley, Auckley & FinningleyDoncaster	1,157	83	£270,000
Kirk Sandall & Barnby DunDoncaster	2,205	68	£200,000
Armthorpe SouthDoncaster	2,870	58	£183,250
Edenthorpe & Mere LaneDoncaster	2,932	57	£200,000
Hatfield EastDoncaster	3,542	48	£206,000
Armthorpe NorthDoncaster	4,941	28	£176,000
Central Doncaster & Hyde ParkDoncaster	6,819	0	£92,000

People living in DN3 Census 2021

Residents64,232

Median age (est.)43

Density501per km²

No qualifications22%

Degree or above25%

No car or van21%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 9%Private rent 21%

Households

One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Elementary	16%
Professional	15%
Associate professional	12%
Managers & directors	11%
Skilled trades	11%
Process & plant	10%
Administrative	9%
Caring & leisure	9%
Sales & customer service	8%

Ethnic group

White 90%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 35% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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.

Towns & places in DN3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DN3 district.

Armthorpe Bessacarr Hatfield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DN3.

DN1 DN7 DN2 DN4 DN55 DN5 DN8 DN9

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.