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DN4 8LA

Balby South · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN4 8LB 59 m
DN4 8HG 74 m
DN4 8HJ 80 m
DN4 8LD 85 m
DN4 8HH 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN4 8LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN4
Postcode sector
DN4 8
Latitude
53.501305
Longitude
-1.147371
British National Grid easting
456,654
British National Grid northing
400,848

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

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Gurney Road, Doncaster, DN4 8LA 23 June 2017 £100,000
7, Gurney Road, Doncaster, DN4 8LA 15 April 2011 £65,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. Woodfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    117 m

  2. Astrea Academy Woodfields

    Academy sponsor led

    567 m

  3. Sycamore Hall Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    608 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,293
  • Shoplifting 691
  • Anti social behaviour 347
  • Criminal damage and arson 312
  • Other theft 269

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
40%

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

17

within 5 km

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    697 m

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    710 m

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    2.2 km

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    2.4 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    2.7 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    2.7 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    2.8 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    3.1 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    3.2 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    3.2 km

  • EDLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86026

    3.8 km

  • THE NAYAR PRACTICE

    THOMPSON AVENUE, EDLINGTON, DONCASTER, DN12 1JD

    ODS code C86033

    3.8 km

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

    4.2 km

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    4.9 km

  • THE OAKWOOD SURGERY

    MASHAM ROAD, CANTLEY, DONCASTER, DN4 6BU

    ODS code C86012

    4.9 km

  • WEST END CLINIC

    WEST END LANE, ROSSINGTON, DONCASTER, DN11 0PQ

    ODS code C86621

    4.9 km

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Weston Road/Barrie Road

    BCT · Balby

    0.1 miles

  • Weston Road/Tickhill Road

    BCT · Balby

    0.1 miles

  • Sandford Road/Woodfield Road

    BCT · Balby

    0.1 miles

  • Weston Road/Lowell Avenue

    BCT · Balby

    0.2 miles

  • Weston Road/Lowell Avenue

    BCT · Balby

    0.2 miles

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.

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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Woodfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 117 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 324.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,293 events.

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