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DN6 8SB

Norton & Askern · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Norton & Askern
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Postcode district
DN6
Postcode sector
DN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN6 8RX 4 m
DN6 8RT 55 m
DN6 8NE 93 m
DN6 8RU 97 m
DN6 8ND 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN6 8SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN6
Postcode sector
DN6 8
Latitude
53.590060
Longitude
-1.202451
British National Grid easting
452,890
British National Grid northing
410,680

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Electoral ward
Norton & Askern · E05010740
Parish or community
E43000171
Westminster constituency
Doncaster North · E14001200
Output area
E00037839
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 005B · E01007469
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 005 · E02001543

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Owston Park Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Carcroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. The Ridge Employability College

    Special post 16 institution

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
843
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 345
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Vehicle crime 81
  • Public order 49

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT NORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C86001

    1.3 km

  • ASKERN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86605

    4.5 km

  • THE LAKESIDE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86016

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Mill Lane/Leyburn Road

    BCT · Skellow

    0.0 miles

  • Mill Lane/Willowbrook

    BCT · Skellow

    0.0 miles

  • Mill Lane/Cross Hill

    BCT · Skellow

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane/Bridgewater Park Drive

    BCT · Skellow

    0.1 miles

  • Hampole Balk/Mill Lane

    BCT · Skellow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 005B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,147 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Owston Park Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

843 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 345 events.

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