WF8 postcode area guide — Doncaster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF8 postcode district in Doncaster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71%
Gigabit-capable
71%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the WF8 postcode district (Doncaster) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,004 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71%.
Around 0.3% of premises in WF8 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 WF8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF8 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 1AG | 64% | 0% |
| WF8 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 1AL | 76.9% | 0% |
| WF8 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 1AP | 87.5% | 0% |
| WF8 1AQ | 66.7% | 0% |
| WF8 1AT | 85.7% | 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 WF8
Police recorded 268 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 115 | 42.9% |
| Shoplifting | 34 | 12.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 | 11.9% |
| Public order | 22 | 8.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 15 | 5.6% |
| Other theft | 12 | 4.5% |
| Other crime | 12 | 4.5% |
| Burglary | 10 | 3.7% |
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 WF8
Based on 370 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF8 is £203,000, down 7.7% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£340,000
106 sales
Semi-detached
£195,000
156 sales
Terraced
£140,000
70 sales
Flat / maisonette
£92,500
32 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £148,000 | Semi-detached | Mill Lane | WF8 2LS |
| 15 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Hawthorne Close | WF8 2ZB |
| 15 May 2026 | £60,000 | Flat | Northgate Lodge | WF8 1LZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £115,000 | Flat | Church Lane | WF8 3BJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £207,500 | Semi-detached | Providence Green | WF8 1ST |
| 8 May 2026 | £130,000 | Semi-detached | Avens Close | WF8 2RZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Rhodes Crescent | WF8 3PX |
| 1 May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Darrington Road | WF8 3DT |
| 1 May 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached | Carleton Crest | WF8 2QR |
| 1 May 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | Rookhill Road | WF8 2DA |
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 WF8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The King's School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,041 | WF8 4JF |
| Carleton High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,026 | WF8 3NW |
| Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 434 | WF8 4BW |
| De Lacy Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 342 | WF8 2TG |
| St Giles C of E Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 337 | WF8 1HG |
| Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 335 | WF8 2NJ |
| The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 330 | WF8 3NP |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 233 | WF8 2HN |
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 WF8
273 rated food businesses operate in WF8. 211 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A1 Football Factory, Abduls, Active Minds Pontefract, Admiral Casino, Aegis Residential Care.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF8
From a sample of 142 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 WF8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
4%
Band B
13%
Band C
27%
Band D
48%
Band E
7%
Band F
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
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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.