DN8 5RH

Stainforth & Barnby Dun · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Postcode district
DN8
Postcode sector
DN8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN8 5RQ 470 m
DN8 5TY 565 m
DN8 5FG 585 m
DN8 5RG 960 m
DN8 5YL 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN8 5RH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN8
Postcode sector
DN8 5
Latitude
53.604807
Longitude
-0.988931
British National Grid easting
467,000
British National Grid northing
412,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Parish or community
E04000092
Westminster constituency
Doncaster North · E14001200
Output area
E00038651
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 004A · E01007625
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 004 · E02001542

Postcode source versions

Explore DN8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  2. Thorneberry School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km
  3. Green Top

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
216
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Shoplifting 23
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTHFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C86018

    1.8 km

  • THORNE MOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86614

    1.8 km

  • FIELD ROAD SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, STAINFORTH, DONCASTER, DN7 5AF

    ODS code C86037

    2.8 km

  • HATFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    ASH HILL ROAD, HATFIELD, DONCASTER, DN7 6JH

    ODS code C86003

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Kirton Lane/Ashfield Road

    BCT · Thorne

    0.3 miles
  • Kirton Lane/Gibbon Lane

    BCT · Thorne

    0.3 miles
  • Kirton Lane/Ashfields

    BCT · Stainforth

    0.4 miles
  • Kirton Lane/Poffinder Wood Road

    BCT · Stainforth

    0.4 miles
  • Kirton Lane/Gibbon Lane

    BCT · Thorne

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 004A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,115 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

216 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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