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DN1 2RU

Town · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Town
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster Central
Postcode district
DN1
Postcode sector
DN1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN1 2QU 43 m
DN1 2RD 44 m
DN1 2QX 65 m
DN1 2QZ 74 m
DN1 2RA 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN1 2RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN1
Postcode sector
DN1 2
Latitude
53.527787
Longitude
-1.128872
British National Grid easting
457,845
British National Grid northing
403,809

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Electoral ward
Town · E05010747
Parish or community
E43000171
Westminster constituency
Doncaster Central · E14001198
Output area
E00038755
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 022F · E01007655
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 022 · E02001560

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
10

  1. DN Colleges Group

    Further education

    275 m

  2. Town Field Primary School

    Academy converter

    585 m

  3. Hall Cross Academy

    Academy converter

    630 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,662
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,974
  • Shoplifting 1,169
  • Public order 722
  • Anti social behaviour 709
  • Criminal damage and arson 570

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

5 female, 21 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
1.1
DN1 2 residents
6,744

Age bands in DN1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,050 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

865 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.2%

2,859 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.7%

1,505 residents

Age 65 and over
9.4%

655 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
23.1%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    410 m

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

    KINGTHORNE HOUSE, 83A THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2EU

    ODS code C86017

    426 m

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 2 FRANCES STREET, DONCASTER, DN1 1JS

    ODS code C86025

    430 m

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    480 m

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    649 m

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

    4 ALBION PLACE, BENNETTHOPRE, SOUTH PARADE, DONCASTER, DN1 2EG

    ODS code C86007

    880 m

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

    THE FLYING SCOTSMAN CENTRE, ST. SEPULCHRE GATE WEST, DONCASTER, DN1 3AP

    ODS code Y05167

    980 m

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    2.3 km

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    2.4 km

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    2.7 km

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

    2.8 km

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    2.8 km

  • THE RANSOME PRACTICE

    BENTLEY HEALTH CENTRE, ASKERN ROAD, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0JX

    ODS code C86002

    2.9 km

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    3.0 km

  • THE OAKWOOD SURGERY

    MASHAM ROAD, CANTLEY, DONCASTER, DN4 6BU

    ODS code C86012

    4.3 km

  • ASA MEDICAL GROUP

    MERE LANE, ARMTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN3 2DB

    ODS code C86609

    4.6 km

  • WHITE HOUSE FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH STREET, ARMTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN3 3AH

    ODS code C86021

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Broxholme Lane/Copley Road

    BCT · Doncaster Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Broxholme Lane/Queens Road

    BCT · Doncaster Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Church Way/Athron Street

    BCT · Totley Brook

    0.1 miles

  • Nether Hall Road/Broxholme Lane

    BCT · Doncaster Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Beckett Road/Queens Road

    BCT · Doncaster Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 022F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,306 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
22
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 10 secondary schools. DN Colleges Group is the nearest published school at 275 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

8,662 published events cover 12 months, averaging 721.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,974 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.