DN6 8DH

Adwick le Street & Carcroft · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Doncaster
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Postcode district
DN6
Postcode sector
DN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN6 8DE 57 m
DN6 8DF 86 m
DN6 8DB 121 m
DN6 8HE 195 m
DN6 8EP 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN6 8DH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2007
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN6
Postcode sector
DN6 8
Latitude
53.581008
Longitude
-1.175826
British National Grid easting
454,664
British National Grid northing
409,693

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Parish or community
E43000171
Westminster constituency
Doncaster North · E14001200
Output area
E00037832
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 005E · E01007473
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 005 · E02001543

Postcode source versions

Explore DN6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
J Mowlem & Co Ltd, Askern Road, Carcroft, Doncaster, DN6 8DH 17 May 2022 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
24
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Carcroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    513 m
  2. Owston Park Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Adwick Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
974
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 408
  • Criminal damage and arson 131
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Vehicle crime 84
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DN6 8 residents
7,976

Age bands in DN6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,410 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

834 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,768 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,051 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

1,760 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT NORTH MEDICAL GROUP

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHESTNUT AVENUE, CARCROFT, DONCASTER, DN6 8AG

    ODS code C86001

    727 m

  • THE RANSOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86002

    3.8 km

  • PETERSGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 AMERSALL RD, SCAWTHORPE, DONCASTER, DN5 9PQ

    ODS code C86038

    4.2 km

  • ASKERN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASKERN HEALTH CENTRE, SPA POOL ROAD, ASKERN, DONCASTER, DN6 0HZ

    ODS code C86605

    4.2 km

  • THE LAKESIDE PRACTICE

    THE WHITE WINGS CENTRE, SPA POOL ROAD, ASKERN, DONCASTER, DN6 0HZ

    ODS code C86016

    4.2 km

  • DON VALLEY HEALTHCARE

    128 HIGH STREET, BENTLEY, DONCASTER, DN5 0AT

    ODS code C86023

    4.3 km

  • SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    BARNSLEY ROAD, SCAWSBY, DONCASTER, DN5 8QE

    ODS code C86032

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Owston Road/Askern Road

    BCT · Carcroft

    0.1 miles
  • Owston Road/Skellow Road

    BCT · Carcroft

    0.1 miles
  • Owston Road/High Street

    BCT · Carcroft

    0.2 miles
  • Owston Road/High Street

    BCT · Carcroft

    0.2 miles
  • High Street/Queens Road

    BCT · Carcroft

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 005E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,075 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £600,000 from 1 recorded sale in DN6 8DH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Doncaster is £170,784 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Carcroft Primary School is the nearest published school at 513 m.

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

Recorded crime

974 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 408 events.

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