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DN5 8RF

Roman Ridge · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Roman Ridge
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN5 8TA 60 m
DN5 8RE 62 m
DN5 8QF 93 m
DN5 8SZ 108 m
DN5 8TB 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN5 8RF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 May 2009
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 8
Latitude
53.537897
Longitude
-1.171593
British National Grid easting
455,000
British National Grid northing
404,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Electoral ward
Roman Ridge · E05010741
Parish or community
E04000067
Westminster constituency
Doncaster North · E14001200
Output area
E00038423
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 016D · E01007589
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 016 · E02001554

Postcode source versions

Explore DN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
8

  1. Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School

    Community school

    373 m

  2. Scawsby Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    409 m

  3. Rosedale Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 604
  • Shoplifting 332
  • Anti social behaviour 262
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Vehicle crime 146

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.

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%

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

    290 m

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    792 m

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    1.9 km

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    1.9 km

  • THE RANSOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86002

    2.1 km

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    3.0 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    3.1 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    3.4 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    3.5 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    3.5 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    3.5 km

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    3.7 km

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    3.7 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Barnsley Road/Sledmere Road

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.0 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Sledmere Road

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.0 miles

  • St David's Drive/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.1 miles

  • St David's Drive/Colchester Court

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.1 miles

  • St David's Drive/St Clement's Close

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 016D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,534 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 604 events.

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