DN1 postcode area guide — Doncaster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DN1 postcode district in Doncaster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DN1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86%
Gigabit-capable
86%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DN1 postcode district (Doncaster) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 398 postcodes Ofcom measures in DN1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86%.
Around 0% of premises in DN1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DN1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DN1 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| DN1 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| DN1 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| DN1 1AN | 0% | 0% |
| DN1 1BB | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| DN1 1BE | 0% | 0% |
| DN1 1BH | 0% | 0% |
| DN1 1BJ | 100% | 100% |
| DN1 1BL | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| DN1 1BP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Doncaster
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Doncaster district (152,503 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
89.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
77.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
94.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DN1
Police recorded 766 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DN1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 284 | 37.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 100 | 13.1% |
| Public order | 70 | 9.1% |
| Shoplifting | 58 | 7.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 48 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 41 | 5.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 38 | 5.0% |
| Drugs | 33 | 4.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DN1
Based on 93 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DN1 is £91,500, down 22.3% on the previous year (£117,750).
Semi-detached
£95,000
3 sales
Terraced
£88,000
74 sales
Flat / maisonette
£57,632
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in DN1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced | Silver Street | DN1 1JL |
| 14 May 2026 | £47,000 | Flat | Scot Lane | DN1 1EX |
| 12 May 2026 | £64,000 | Terraced | Brooke Street | DN1 2SW |
| 8 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Cunningham Road | DN1 2BP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £87,000 | Terraced | Somerset Road | DN1 2BN |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Montague Street | DN1 2QY |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Cranbrook Road | DN1 2TP |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £70,500 | Terraced | Lowther Road | DN1 2TR |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £96,000 | Terraced | Cunningham Road | DN1 2BP |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Detached | Cunningham Road | DN1 2BP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Doncaster demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Doncaster district (308,106 residents, 133,480 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 23% |
| 30–44 | 18.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.6% |
| 65+ | 19.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.8% |
| Private rented | 19.7% |
| Social rented | 3.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DN1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Cross Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 2,039 | DN1 2HY |
| Doncaster UTC | Secondary | 13–19 | 770 | DN1 3BF |
| Town Field Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 464 | DN1 2JS |
| Atlas Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 423 | DN1 3QP |
| DN Colleges Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | DN1 2RF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DN1
441 rated food businesses operate in DN1. 240 hold the top rating of 5, 76 are rated 4, and 50 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7 Days Mini Market, Admiral, Aldi, All Things Nice, Angel and Royal.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DN1
From a sample of 236 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 DN1 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
23%
Band D
25%
Band E
33%
Band F
14%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Doncaster
Landlines around DN1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.