DN6 postcode area guide — Doncaster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DN6 postcode district in Doncaster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DN6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.1%
Gigabit-capable
66.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the DN6 postcode district (Doncaster) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 848 postcodes Ofcom measures in DN6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.1%.
Around 0.2% of premises in DN6 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 DN6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DN6 0AA | 100% | 6.9% |
| DN6 0AB | 100% | 91.7% |
| DN6 0AD | 100% | 80% |
| DN6 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| DN6 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| DN6 0AH | 100% | 66% |
| DN6 0AJ | 100% | 96.8% |
| DN6 0AL | 100% | 45% |
| DN6 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| DN6 0AP | 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 DN6
Police recorded 53 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DN6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 28 | 52.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 17.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 7.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 7.5% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 3.8% |
| Public order | 2 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 1 | 1.9% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.9% |
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 DN6
Based on 351 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DN6 is £155,000, up 7.3% on the previous year (£144,500).
Detached
£250,000
81 sales
Semi-detached
£153,000
164 sales
Terraced
£104,000
93 sales
Flat / maisonette
£63,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in DN6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Glebe Road | DN6 9PD |
| 14 May 2026 | £84,000 | Terraced | South Street | DN6 7JN |
| 11 May 2026 | £87,500 | Terraced | Skellow Road | DN6 8HA |
| 11 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Waltham Drive | DN6 8NJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £63,400 | Semi-detached | Green Lane | DN6 0PS |
| 6 May 2026 | £220,000 | Detached | Lyndhurst Drive | DN6 9PZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Flockton Lane | DN6 0FH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Great North Road | DN6 7EJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £92,500 | Terraced | Kings Terrace | DN6 0LR |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | DN6 0DZ |
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 DN6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy Adwick | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,048 | DN6 7SF |
| Campsmount Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 710 | DN6 9AS |
| Owston Park Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 445 | DN6 8PU |
| Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands | Primary | 3–11 | 394 | DN6 7RG |
| Adwick Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 370 | DN6 7SH |
| Spa Academy Askern | Primary | 7–11 | 253 | DN6 0AQ |
| Norton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 236 | DN6 9DG |
| Carcroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 225 | DN6 8DR |
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 DN6
188 rated food businesses operate in DN6. 134 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 5 Flavours, Adwick Social Education Centre, Adwick Warriors Tea Cabin, Aldi, Alexander House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DN6
From a sample of 98 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DN6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
33%
Band C
12%
Band D
41%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
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 DN6 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.