City Profile • Local Authority

Doncaster

Doncaster is a local authority district comprising 15 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £192k, reflecting a upward trend of 2.1% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (128 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

311,027
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

15 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Doncaster authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English86.6%
White: Other White5.7%
Any other ethnic group1.1%
Pakistani1.0%
African0.8%
Other Asian0.8%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.1%
30-34 years7.1%
50-54 years7.1%
25-29 years6.6%
35-39 years6.5%
60-64 years6.4%

Top Occupations

Elementary occupations16.5%
Professional12.8%
Skilled trades11.7%
Associate professional10.6%
Caring and leisure10.3%
Process and machine operatives10.3%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright33.6%
Owned: Mortgage29.2%
Private rented: Landlord17.2%
Social rented: Council13.8%
Social rented: Other3.2%
Private rented: Other2.2%

Area DNA

family7/10
health7/10
safety1/10
homeown4/10
transit6/10
affluence1/10
diversity7/10
employment3/10
investment10/10