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DN8 5PX

Thorne & Moorends · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Doncaster
Ward
Thorne & Moorends
Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
Postcode district
DN8
Postcode sector
DN8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN8 5PY 36 m
DN8 5PT 59 m
DN8 5NE 76 m
DN8 5QA 84 m
DN8 5QB 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN8 5PX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN8
Postcode sector
DN8 5
Latitude
53.605628
Longitude
-0.952700
British National Grid easting
469,396
British National Grid northing
412,626

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Electoral ward
Thorne & Moorends · E05010745
Parish or community
E04000095
Westminster constituency
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme · E14001199
Output area
E00038686
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 003G · E01007642
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 003 · E02001541

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
37, Oldfield Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5PX 25 September 2017 £89,000
24, Oldfield Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5PX 24 February 2017 £81,000
22, Oldfield Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5PX 9 December 2011 £77,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. Brooke Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    341 m

  2. Green Top

    Academy converter

    491 m

  3. Thorneberry School

    Other independent special school

    491 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
997
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 392
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Shoplifting 75
  • Public order 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

16 female, 15 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.4
DN8 5 residents
8,418

Age bands in DN8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,246 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

853 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,997 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,283 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,884 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • NORTHFIELD SURGERY

    THE VERMUYDEN CENTRE, FIELDSIDE, THORNE, DONCASTER, DN8 4BQ

    ODS code C86018

    1.3 km

  • THORNE MOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHESTNUT HOUSE SURGERY, THE VERMUYDEN CENTRE, FIELDSIDE, THORNE, DONCASTER, DN8 4BQ

    ODS code C86614

    1.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Miller Lane/Foxhill Road

    BCT · Thorne

    0.1 miles

  • Haynes Road/Miller Lane

    BCT · Thorne

    0.1 miles

  • Southfield Road/Southfield Close

    BCT · Thorne

    0.1 miles

  • Miller Lane/Peel Hill Road

    BCT · Thorne

    0.2 miles

  • Thorne South Rail Station

    RLY · Thorne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 003G, 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

4,569 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brooke Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

997 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 392 events.

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