DN4 5LS

Bessacarr · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Doncaster
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster Central
Postcode district
DN4
Postcode sector
DN4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN4 5LT 85 m
DN4 5LR 96 m
DN4 5LN 104 m
DN4 7FD 117 m
DN4 7AX 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN4 5LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN4
Postcode sector
DN4 5
Latitude
53.511387
Longitude
-1.095445
British National Grid easting
460,084
British National Grid northing
402,012

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Electoral ward
Bessacarr · E05010732
Parish or community
E43000171
Westminster constituency
Doncaster Central · E14001198
Output area
E00182652
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 025D · E01007526
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 025 · E02001563

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Bridge Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 5LS 12 September 2025 £190,000
3, Bridge Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 5LS 27 August 2025 £285,000
41, Bridge Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 5LS 30 April 2025 £213,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
34
Secondary
9
  1. Bessacarr Primary

    Academy converter

    490 m
  2. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    929 m
  3. Lakeside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,885
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 567
  • Vehicle crime 296
  • Anti social behaviour 283
  • Public order 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 150

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

42 female, 40 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.7
DN4 5 residents
6,573

Age bands in DN4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

1,283 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

715 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.8%

2,153 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

1,558 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

864 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN4 5 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
22.6%
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

15

within 5 km

  • THE OAKWOOD SURGERY

    MASHAM ROAD, CANTLEY, DONCASTER, DN4 6BU

    ODS code C86012

    1.5 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    2.1 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    2.4 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    2.4 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    2.5 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    2.5 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    2.7 km

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    2.9 km

  • WEST END CLINIC

    WEST END LANE, ROSSINGTON, DONCASTER, DN11 0PQ

    ODS code C86621

    3.6 km

  • WHITE HOUSE FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH STREET, ARMTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN3 3AH

    ODS code C86021

    3.7 km

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    3.7 km

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    3.8 km

  • ASA MEDICAL GROUP

    MERE LANE, ARMTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN3 2DB

    ODS code C86609

    3.9 km

  • THE ROSSINGTON PRACTICE

    GRANGE LANE, NEW ROSSINGTON, ROSSINGTON, DONCASTER, DN11 0LP

    ODS code C86015

    4.2 km

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    4.5 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

  • Hall Cross Lower School/St Augustine's Road

    BCT · Bessacarr

    0.1 miles
  • Bawtry Road/St Augustines Road

    BCT · Cantley

    0.2 miles
  • Bawtry Road/Saxton Avenue

    BCT · Cantley

    0.2 miles
  • Bawtry Road/The Avenue

    BCT · Cantley

    0.2 miles
  • Ellers Road/Ellers Drive

    BCT · Bessacarr

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 025D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,342 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
3
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £213,000 from 5 recorded sales in DN4 5LS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Doncaster is £170,784 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bessacarr Primary is the nearest published school at 490 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,885 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 567 events.

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