DN3 postcode area guide — Doncaster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DN3 postcode district in Doncaster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DN3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.8%
Gigabit-capable
79.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DN3 postcode district (Doncaster) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 703 postcodes Ofcom measures in DN3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DN3 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 DN3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DN3 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| DN3 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| DN3 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 DN3
Police recorded 213 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DN3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 62 | 29.1% |
| Shoplifting | 41 | 19.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 | 14.1% |
| Other theft | 18 | 8.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 7.0% |
| Burglary | 14 | 6.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 13 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 6 | 2.8% |
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 DN3
Based on 364 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DN3 is £190,000, up 1.1% on the previous year (£188,000).
Detached
£265,000
127 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
167 sales
Terraced
£161,000
49 sales
Flat / maisonette
£95,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in DN3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Park Avenue | DN3 2AY |
| 22 May 2026 | £177,000 | Semi-detached | Hornsby Road | DN3 3JJ |
| 21 May 2026 | £164,000 | Semi-detached | Fen Court | DN3 2RP |
| 14 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Old School Drive | DN3 1EH |
| 13 May 2026 | £226,500 | Detached | Headingley Close | DN3 1SS |
| 13 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Larch Drive | DN3 3DJ |
| 12 May 2026 | £81,903 | Semi-detached | Fernbank Drive | DN3 2HB |
| 11 May 2026 | £132,000 | Semi-detached | Laburnum Drive | DN3 3HF |
| 8 May 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Walbank Road | DN3 3ST |
| 1 May 2026 | £192,000 | Semi-detached | Harewood Avenue | DN3 1PF |
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 DN3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The McAuley Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,431 | DN3 3QF |
| Hungerhill School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,175 | DN3 2JY |
| Armthorpe Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 695 | DN3 2DA |
| Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 462 | DN3 2DG |
| Tranmoor Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 426 | DN3 3DB |
| Kirk Sandall Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 309 | DN3 1JG |
| Southfield Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 248 | DN3 3BN |
| Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 239 | DN3 2PP |
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 DN3
156 rated food businesses operate in DN3. 115 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Academy Breakfast Club, Aldi, Aldi Foodstore Ltd, Amelio's, Armthorpe Community Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DN3
From a sample of 227 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DN3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 66% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
16%
Band C
49%
Band D
23%
Band E
7%
Band F
4%
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 DN3 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.