DN6 8SH

Norton & Askern · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Doncaster
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Postcode district
DN6
Postcode sector
DN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN6 8RU 60 m
DN6 8RS 61 m
DN6 8SJ 66 m
DN6 8RG 137 m
DN6 8RX 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN6 8SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN6
Postcode sector
DN6 8
Latitude
53.590503
Longitude
-1.200192
British National Grid easting
453,039
British National Grid northing
410,731

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
E00037839
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 005B · E01007469
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 005 · E02001543

Postcode source versions

Explore DN6

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, The Grange, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8SH 11 April 2019 £230,000
11, The Grange, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8SH 12 February 2016 £139,500
12, The Grange, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8SH 7 February 2014 £145,000

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

    901 m
  2. Carcroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. The Ridge Employability College

    Special post 16 institution

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
900
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 371
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Vehicle crime 83
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

18 female, 19 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

3

within 5 km

  • GREAT NORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C86001

    1.2 km

  • ASKERN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86605

    4.4 km

  • THE LAKESIDE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86016

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mill Lane/Leyburn Road

    BCT · Skellow

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane/Willowbrook

    BCT · Skellow

    0.1 miles
  • Crossfield Lane/Laurel Terrace

    BCT · Skellow

    0.2 miles
  • Crossfield Lane/Laurel Terrace

    BCT · Skellow

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Lane/Bridgewater Park Drive

    BCT · Skellow

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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 901 m.

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

Recorded crime

900 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 371 events.

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