DN8 postcode area guide — Doncaster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DN8 postcode district in Doncaster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DN8
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.1%
Gigabit-capable
85.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DN8 postcode district (Doncaster) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 494 postcodes Ofcom measures in DN8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.1%.
Around 0% of premises in DN8 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 DN8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DN8 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| DN8 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| DN8 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| DN8 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| DN8 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| DN8 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| DN8 4AJ | 97.4% | 97.4% |
| DN8 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| DN8 4AP | 100% | 100% |
| DN8 4AQ | 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 DN8
Police recorded 106 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DN8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 42 | 39.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 | 18.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 10.4% |
| Other crime | 8 | 7.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 6 | 5.7% |
| Public order | 5 | 4.7% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 4.7% |
| Other theft | 3 | 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 DN8
Based on 179 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DN8 is £152,000, up 4.8% on the previous year (£145,000).
Detached
£234,000
31 sales
Semi-detached
£150,000
93 sales
Terraced
£130,000
44 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in DN8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £114,000 | Semi-detached | South Road | DN8 4PZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £95,000 | Semi-detached | Park Road | DN8 4QG |
| 8 May 2026 | £137,000 | Semi-detached | Miller Lane | DN8 5LU |
| 8 May 2026 | £132,500 | Semi-detached | Shildon Grove | DN8 4RA |
| 1 May 2026 | £115,000 | Semi-detached | Marshland Road | DN8 4PA |
| 1 May 2026 | £157,000 | Terraced | Hawthorne Road | DN8 4HE |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Northgate | DN8 4NN |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Rainbow Close | DN8 5FL |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £152,000 | Flat | Moorings Drive | DN8 5FB |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £168,000 | Semi-detached | Garratt Way | DN8 5EW |
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 DN8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,176 | DN8 5BY |
| Green Top | Primary | 3–11 | 426 | DN8 5LB |
| Brooke Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 369 | DN8 5PQ |
| Thorne King Edward Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 336 | DN8 4BY |
| West Road Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 276 | DN8 4LH |
| Marshland Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 187 | DN8 4SB |
| Thorneberry School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 1 | DN8 5LH |
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 DN8
156 rated food businesses operate in DN8. 97 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adeline House, Aldi, Archdales Bakery, B & M, B P Garage.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DN8
From a sample of 244 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DN8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
28%
Band D
49%
Band E
16%
Band F
3%
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 DN8 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.