DN5 7LR

Sprotbrough · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN5 7DX 9 m
DN5 7NZ 80 m
DN5 7JH 98 m
DN5 7LQ 144 m
DN5 7JT 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN5 7LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 March 2012
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 7
Latitude
53.510307
Longitude
-1.186713
British National Grid easting
454,033
British National Grid northing
401,819

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Parish or community
E04000091
Westminster constituency
Doncaster North · E14001200
Output area
E00038584
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 021E · E01007619
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 021 · E02001559

Postcode source versions

Explore DN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
29
Secondary
9
  1. Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School

    Community school

    343 m
  2. Copley Junior School

    Community school

    561 m
  3. Warmsworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
510
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 149
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Other theft 72
  • Vehicle crime 64
  • Criminal damage and arson 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DN5 7 residents
8,890

Age bands in DN5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

1,202 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

754 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

1,729 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

2,722 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,369 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    2.1 km

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    2.3 km

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    2.4 km

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

    3.2 km

  • EDLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86026

    3.3 km

  • THE NAYAR PRACTICE

    THOMPSON AVENUE, EDLINGTON, DONCASTER, DN12 1JD

    ODS code C86033

    3.3 km

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    3.5 km

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    4.0 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    4.0 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    4.2 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    4.4 km

  • DENABY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DENABY SPRINGWELL CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, DENABY MAIN, DONCASTER, DN12 4AB

    ODS code C86616

    4.5 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    4.5 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    4.6 km

  • CONISBROUGH GROUP PRACTICE

    THE STONE CASTLE CENTRE, GARDENS LANE, CONISBROUGH, DONCASTER, DN12 3JW

    ODS code C86024

    4.6 km

  • CONISBROUGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GARDENS LANE, CONISBROUGH, DONCASTER, DN12 3JW

    ODS code C86625

    4.6 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    4.6 km

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Main Street/Boat Lane

    BCT · Sprotbrough

    0.2 miles
  • Main Street/Thorpe Lane

    BCT · Sprotbrough

    0.2 miles
  • Main Street/New Lane

    BCT · Sprotbrough

    0.2 miles
  • Main Street/New Lane

    BCT · Sprotbrough

    0.3 miles
  • Melton Road/Thorpe Lane

    BCT · Sprotbrough

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 021E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,163 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 9 secondary schools. Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School is the nearest published school at 343 m.

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

Recorded crime

510 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 149 events.

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