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DN5 postcode area · Doncaster

The DN5 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Doncaster. Area Scores range from 0 to 78 across them. Every full DN5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DN5 district: Sprotbrough scores 79 out of 100 (#1,451 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Doncaster & Hyde Park sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 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 £257,500 in Sprotbrough — a 2.8× gap within the DN5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Doncaster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,205a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime155per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied61%

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 DN5 district

£180,000median home sold over the past year · +28.6% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 507 sales
Detached£322,500
Semi-detached£176,000
Terraced£122,000
Flat£116,590
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
SprotbroughDoncaster 1,45179 £257,500
CusworthDoncaster 1,79474 £200,000
Cadeby, Hickleton & HampoleDoncaster 3,59048 £255,000
ScawthorpeDoncaster 3,97442 £167,750
Bentley RiseDoncaster 5,22224 £127,000
Askern, Campsall & NortonDoncaster 5,69517 £175,000
Adwick le Street & WoodlandsDoncaster 5,96213 £152,000
CarcroftDoncaster 6,08511 £159,000
GoldthorpeBarnsley 6,3258 £150,000
Bentley & Toll BarDoncaster 6,5315 £120,000
Central Doncaster & Hyde ParkDoncaster 6,8190 £92,000

People living in DN5 Census 2021

Residents90,800
Median age (est.)41
Density459per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above21%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 16%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Skilled trades 12% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Skilled trades12%
Professional12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 DN5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DN5 district.

Bentley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DN5.

DN6 DN55 DN2 DN4 DN1 DN12 DN3 DN7

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.