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DN4 8GL

Balby South · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Balby South
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster Central
Postcode district
DN4
Postcode sector
DN4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN4 8GJ 64 m
DN4 8GF 111 m
DN4 8GG 123 m
DN4 8BD 138 m
DN4 8GH 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN4 8GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN4
Postcode sector
DN4 8
Latitude
53.505923
Longitude
-1.143268
British National Grid easting
456,920
British National Grid northing
401,365

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Electoral ward
Balby South · E05010730
Parish or community
E43000171
Westminster constituency
Doncaster Central · E14001198
Output area
E00037997
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 028A · E01007495
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 028 · E02001566

Postcode source versions

Explore DN4

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
37
Secondary
8

  1. Woodfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    678 m

  2. Balby Central Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    805 m

  3. Sycamore Hall Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    815 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,092
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,803
  • Shoplifting 673
  • Anti social behaviour 471
  • Criminal damage and arson 415
  • Other theft 321

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DN4 8 residents
8,820

Age bands in DN4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.1%
1,847 residents
Age 15 to 24
11%
966 residents
Age 25 to 44
33.3%
2,925 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.4%
2,145 residents
Age 65 and over
10.2%
891 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.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    557 m

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    590 m

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    1.7 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    2.1 km

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    2.1 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    2.1 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    2.2 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    2.5 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    2.6 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    2.6 km

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

    3.8 km

  • EDLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    THE MARTINWELLS CENTRE, THOMPSON AVENUE, EDLINGTON, DONCASTER, DN12 1JD

    ODS code C86026

    4.4 km

  • THE NAYAR PRACTICE

    THOMPSON AVENUE, EDLINGTON, DONCASTER, DN12 1JD

    ODS code C86033

    4.4 km

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    4.5 km

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    4.5 km

  • THE OAKWOOD SURGERY

    MASHAM ROAD, CANTLEY, DONCASTER, DN4 6BU

    ODS code C86012

    4.6 km

  • WEST END CLINIC

    WEST END LANE, ROSSINGTON, DONCASTER, DN11 0PQ

    ODS code C86621

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Balby Carr Bank/Cross Bank

    BCT · Balby

    262 m

  • Balby Carr Bank/St Catherines Avenue

    BCT · Balby

    267 m

  • Sandford Road/Balby Road

    BCT · Balby

    389 m

  • Balby Road/Burton Avenue

    BCT · Balby

    395 m

  • Sandford Road/Grange Avenue

    BCT · Balby

    416 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 028A, 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

3,800 of 33,755

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

59 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Woodfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 678 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,092 published events cover 12 months, averaging 424 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,803 events.

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