DN8 5XA

Thorne & Moorends · 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
DN8 5XB 61 m
DN8 5JH 69 m
DN8 5XE 92 m
DN8 5JF 102 m
DN8 5XD 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN8 5XA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN8
Postcode sector
DN8 5
Latitude
53.610816
Longitude
-0.949746
British National Grid easting
469,583
British National Grid northing
413,206

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Doncaster · E08000017
Parish or community
E04000095
Output area
E00038676
Lower layer super output area
Doncaster 003C · E01007638
Middle layer super output area
Doncaster 003 · E02001541

Postcode source versions

Explore DN8

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
112, Wike Gate Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5XA 15 March 2024 £108,000
124, Wike Gate Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5XA 9 July 2021 £118,000
118, Wike Gate Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5XA 17 September 1999 £36,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Brooke Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    362 m
  2. Trinity Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    377 m
  3. Green Top

    Academy converter

    659 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,192
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 489
  • Anti social behaviour 153
  • Public order 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Shoplifting 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

10 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.2% 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+
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

2

within 5 km

  • NORTHFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C86018

    1.1 km

  • THORNE MOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C86614

    1.1 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

  • Haynes Road/Littlewood Road

    BCT · Thorne

    0.2 miles
  • Haynes Road/Glebe Road

    BCT · Thorne

    0.2 miles
  • Haynes Road/Haynes Green

    BCT · Thorne

    0.2 miles
  • Church Balk/Haynes Road

    BCT · Thorne

    0.2 miles
  • Trinity Academy/Bus Park

    BCT · Thorne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Doncaster 003C, 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

5,355 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
2
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 £108,000 from 1 recorded sale in DN8 5XA. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brooke Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 362 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,192 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 489 events.

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