DN12 postcode area guide — Doncaster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DN12 postcode district in Doncaster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DN12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.4%
Gigabit-capable
83.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the DN12 postcode district (Doncaster) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 626 postcodes Ofcom measures in DN12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.4%.
Around 0.3% of premises in DN12 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 DN12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DN12 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| DN12 1AN | 100% | 0% |
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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 DN12
Police recorded 97 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DN12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 39 | 40.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 | 23.7% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 8.2% |
| Other theft | 7 | 7.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 6 | 6.2% |
| Public order | 5 | 5.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 4.1% |
| Other crime | 3 | 3.1% |
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 DN12
Based on 232 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DN12 is £135,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£135,000).
Detached
£230,000
27 sales
Semi-detached
£145,000
105 sales
Terraced
£95,000
86 sales
Flat / maisonette
£75,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in DN12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Roberts Avenue | DN12 2DB |
| 8 May 2026 | £146,000 | Terraced | Waterside View | DN12 3GB |
| 8 May 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Welfare Avenue | DN12 3NH |
| 1 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Staveley Street | DN12 1BW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Riverside Close | DN12 3GA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Semi-detached | Chambers Avenue | DN12 3PH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Arlott Way | DN12 1SU |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £108,000 | Flat | Church Street | DN12 3HP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £148,000 | Semi-detached | Waterside View | DN12 3GB |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Rossington Street | DN12 4TA |
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 DN12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Thomas Wharton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,226 | DN12 1HH |
| De Warenne Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 762 | DN12 3JY |
| Hill Top Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 380 | DN12 1PL |
| Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 363 | DN12 3LR |
| Morley Place Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 289 | DN12 3LZ |
| Edlington Victoria Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 288 | DN12 1BN |
| Rowena Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 246 | DN12 3JY |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0–11 | 226 | DN12 4AQ |
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 DN12
159 rated food businesses operate in DN12. 102 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering @, All Saints Church Hall, Alma Inn, Asda, Asda Supermarket.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DN12
From a sample of 221 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DN12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
27%
Band D
44%
Band E
19%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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 DN12 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.