DN4 6FL

Bessacarr · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster Central
Postcode district
DN4
Postcode sector
DN4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN4 6EX 73 m
DN4 6NN 76 m
DN4 6PH 98 m
DN4 6XU 113 m
DN4 6NJ 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN4 6FL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2016
Terminated
1 July 2022
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN4
Postcode sector
DN4 6
Latitude
53.508757
Longitude
-1.074843
British National Grid easting
461,454
British National Grid northing
401,737

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
E00038114
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 024A · E01007522
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 024 · E02001562

Postcode source versions

Explore DN4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
31
Secondary
11
  1. Hawthorn Primary School

    Academy converter

    402 m
  2. St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster

    Free schools alternative provision

    417 m
  3. The McAuley Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    991 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,182
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 437
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Vehicle crime 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Shoplifting 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DN4 6 residents
11,737

Age bands in DN4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,923 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

1,008 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

2,586 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

3,009 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

2,826 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE OAKWOOD SURGERY

    MASHAM ROAD, CANTLEY, DONCASTER, DN4 6BU

    ODS code C86012

    244 m

  • WHITE HOUSE FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH STREET, ARMTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN3 3AH

    ODS code C86021

    3.3 km

  • WEST END CLINIC

    WEST END LANE, ROSSINGTON, DONCASTER, DN11 0PQ

    ODS code C86621

    3.3 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    3.5 km

  • ASA MEDICAL GROUP

    MERE LANE, ARMTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN3 2DB

    ODS code C86609

    3.6 km

  • THE ROSSINGTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86015

    3.6 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    3.7 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    3.7 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    3.7 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    3.8 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    4.1 km

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Green Boulevard/Cantley Lane

    BCT · Cantley

    0.0 miles
  • Cantley Lane/Green Boulevard

    BCT · Cantley

    0.0 miles
  • Green Boulevard/Cantley Lane

    BCT · Cantley

    0.0 miles
  • Goodison Boulevard/Highbury Avenue

    BCT · Cantley

    0.1 miles
  • Goodison Boulevard/Highbury Avenue

    BCT · Cantley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 024A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,604 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 11 secondary schools. Hawthorn Primary School is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,182 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 437 events.

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