Is DN8 4JZ a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

DN8 4JZ is a postcode in Thorne & Moorends, Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near DN8 4JZ, then scores the surrounding small area 68/100 - top 23% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DN8 4JZ are health and local prosperity, 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 DN8 4JZ is based on East Riding of Yorkshire 042 Census 2021. It covers 6,889 residents, 149 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 48, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 79% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 9% 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 8/10.

For property prices near DN8 4JZ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DN8 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £189k from 93 rolling sales. 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 DN8 4JZ 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 DN8 4JZ; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.