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DN5 8UH

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 8UQ 38 m
DN5 8TS 57 m
DN5 8UG 100 m
DN5 8UB 126 m
DN5 7TW 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN5 8UH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 8
Latitude
53.531637
Longitude
-1.176242
British National Grid easting
454,700
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
Roman Ridge · E05010741
Parish or community
E04000091
Westminster constituency
Doncaster North · E14001200
Output area
E00038454
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
54
Primary
33
Secondary
8

  1. Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School

    Community school

    786 m

  2. Scawsby Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    848 m

  3. Ridgewood School

    Academy converter

    870 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,350
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 368
  • Shoplifting 313
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Vehicle crime 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 89

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

    806 m

  • PARK VIEW SURGERY

    NEWTON LANE, DONCASTER, DN5 8DA

    ODS code C86626

    1.5 km

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    1.6 km

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    2.5 km

  • THE RANSOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86002

    2.8 km

  • THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05167

    2.9 km

  • FRANCES STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C86025

    3.2 km

  • ST. JOHNS GROUP PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TH

    ODS code C86020

    3.2 km

  • THE SCOTT PRACTICE

    GREENFIELD LANE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0TG

    ODS code C86019

    3.2 km

  • REGENT SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    8-9 REGENT SQUARE, DONCASTER, DN1 2DS

    ODS code C86006

    3.5 km

  • ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2ET

    ODS code C86029

    3.5 km

  • KINGTHORNE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86017

    3.6 km

  • MOUNT GROUP PRACTICE

    54 THORNE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 2JP

    ODS code C86011

    3.6 km

  • THE BURNS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86007

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Kempton Park Road/St Pauls Parade

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.0 miles

  • Kempton Park Road/St Pauls Parade

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.1 miles

  • Kempton Park Road/St Giles Gate

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.1 miles

  • Kempton Park Road/Lingfield Drive

    BCT · Scawsby

    0.2 miles

  • Cusworth Lane/Filby Road

    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

54 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School is the nearest published school at 786 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,350 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 368 events.

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