DN8 5SQ

Hatfield · Doncaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Doncaster
Local authority
Doncaster
Postcode district
DN8
Postcode sector
DN8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN7 6HA 881 m
DN8 5TF 1.1 km
DN8 5SH 1.1 km
DN7 6HB 1.1 km
DN8 5SA 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN8 5SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN8
Postcode sector
DN8 5
Latitude
53.586298
Longitude
-0.934808
British National Grid easting
470,612
British National Grid northing
410,493

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Electoral ward
Hatfield · E05010737
Parish or community
E04000080
Output area
E00038290
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 008D · E01007559
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 008 · E02001546

Postcode source versions

Explore DN8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Steam House, Scunthorpe Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5SQ 26 October 2022 £580,000
Tolstem House, Scunthorpe Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5SQ 17 December 2021 £330,000
Steam House, Scunthorpe Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5SQ 14 October 2016 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Brooke Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Thorneberry School

    Other independent special school

    2.8 km
  3. Green Top

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN8 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
20%

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

2

within 5 km

  • NORTHFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C86018

    3.7 km

  • THORNE MOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86614

    3.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tudworth Road/High Levels Bank

    BCT · Tudworth

    1.2 miles
  • Tudworth Road/High Levels Bank

    BCT · Tudworth

    1.2 miles
  • Tudworth Road/Stanhurst Lane

    BCT · Hatfield Woodhouse

    1.2 miles
  • Tudworth Road/Sandtoft Road

    BCT · Hatfield Woodhouse

    1.2 miles
  • Thorne South Rail Station

    RLY · Thorne

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 008D, 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

10,282 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £455,000 from 2 recorded sales in DN8 5SQ. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brooke Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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