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DN5 8NB

Bentley · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN5 8LU 36 m
DN5 8PT 76 m
DN5 8AH 85 m
DN5 8LX 166 m
DN5 8UT 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN5 8NB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 8
Latitude
53.531511
Longitude
-1.158140
British National Grid easting
455,900
British National Grid northing
404,200

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
E00038449
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 016A · E01007581
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 016 · E02001554

Postcode source versions

Explore DN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
36
Secondary
9

  1. Kirkby Avenue Primary School

    Community school

    703 m

  2. Scawsby Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    746 m

  3. Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School

    Community school

    769 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,484
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 774
  • Shoplifting 458
  • Anti social behaviour 260
  • Vehicle crime 181
  • Public order 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

    860 m

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    1.1 km

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    1.5 km

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    1.8 km

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    1.9 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    2.0 km

  • THE RANSOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86002

    2.3 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    2.4 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    2.4 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    2.4 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    2.5 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    2.6 km

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    2.8 km

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • York Road/Newcomen Road

    BCT · York Road

    0.1 miles

  • York Road/Baldwin Avenue

    BCT · York Road

    0.2 miles

  • Newlands Drive/Regent Grove

    BCT · Cusworth

    0.2 miles

  • Laurel Avenue/Newlands Drive

    BCT · Cusworth

    0.2 miles

  • Laurel Avenue/Clearwell Croft

    BCT · Cusworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 016A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,044 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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 36 primary and 9 secondary schools. Kirkby Avenue Primary School is the nearest published school at 703 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,484 published events cover 12 months, averaging 207 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 774 events.

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