Is DN5 7BN a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

DN5 7BN is a postcode in Sprotbrough, Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near DN5 7BN, then scores the surrounding small area 45/100 - bottom 31% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DN5 7BN are schools and education and property market signals, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for DN5 7BN is based on Doncaster 020 Census 2021. It covers 5,990 residents, 82 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 53, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 75% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 13% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near DN5 7BN, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DN5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £162k from 80 rolling sales, down 8.2% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near DN5 7BN by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near DN5 7BN; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.