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DN5 8LY

Bentley · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Doncaster
Ward
Bentley
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN5 8AY 65 m
DN5 8AX 112 m
DN5 8AU 164 m
DN5 8AD 187 m
DN5 8AS 217 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN5 8LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 8
Latitude
53.530834
Longitude
-1.151334
British National Grid easting
456,352
British National Grid northing
404,130

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Electoral ward
Bentley · E05010731
Parish or community
E04000091
Westminster constituency
Doncaster North · E14001200
Output area
E00038432
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 021A · E01007584
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 021 · E02001559

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Royal Blue Service Station, York Road, Doncaster, DN5 8LY 2 July 2018 £1,000,000
Allendale, York Road, Doncaster, DN5 8LY 19 April 2018 £92,000
Cravendale, York Road, Doncaster, DN5 8LY 8 April 2016 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
37
Secondary
9

  1. Kirkby Avenue Primary School

    Community school

    555 m

  2. Waterside School

    Other independent special school

    709 m

  3. Scawsby Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,738
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,015
  • Shoplifting 829
  • Anti social behaviour 461
  • Public order 447
  • Criminal damage and arson 391

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

17 female, 21 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.7
DN5 8 residents
10,863

Age bands in DN5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,551 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,063 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

2,436 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,946 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

2,248 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    1.2 km

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

    1.3 km

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    1.5 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    1.6 km

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    1.7 km

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    1.7 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    1.9 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    1.9 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    1.9 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    2.0 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    2.2 km

  • THE RANSOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86002

    2.3 km

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    2.6 km

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    2.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • York Road/Sprotbrough Road

    BCT · York Road

    0.0 miles

  • York Road/Sprotborough Road

    BCT · York Road

    0.1 miles

  • Sprotbrough Road/Mayfield Road

    BCT · Sprotbrough

    0.1 miles

  • Sprotbrough Road/Northfield Road

    BCT · Sprotbrough

    0.1 miles

  • Sprotbrough Road/York Road

    BCT · Sprotbrough

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 021A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,865 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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
16
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

59 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Kirkby Avenue Primary School is the nearest published school at 555 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,738 published events cover 12 months, averaging 478.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,015 events.

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