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DN5

UK postcode district

Part of Doncaster

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,179
Current units
971
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
Yorkshire and the Humber
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
208

Postcode sectors in DN5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
20,176 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Mill Lane, Harlington, Doncaster, DN5 7JE 28 July 2026 £280,000
179, Dominion Road, Doncaster, DN5 9PU 17 July 2026 £164,000
13, Northfield Road, Doncaster, DN5 8AY 17 July 2026 £195,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
4,397
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,398
  • Anti social behaviour 621
  • Shoplifting 443
  • Criminal damage and arson 402
  • Vehicle crime 367

Census 2021

Population and age profile

DN5 usual residents
40,265
Age-profile population
39,438

Age bands in DN5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17%
6,685 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.2%
4,042 residents
Age 25 to 44
25%
9,869 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.5%
10,840 residents
Age 65 and over
20.3%
8,002 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 963 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 929 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 849 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

in this district

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

  • THE RANSOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86002

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £160,000 from 3,112 recorded sales in DN5. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

4,397 published events cover 12 months, averaging 366 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,398 events.

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