Is DN8 5SX a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

DN8 5SX 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 5SX, then scores the surrounding small area 69/100 - top 20% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DN8 5SX are local prosperity and safety, 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 5SX is based on North Lincolnshire 020 Census 2021. It covers 7,493 residents, 124 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 49, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 77% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 10% 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 5SX, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DN8 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £189k from 66 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 5SX 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 5SX; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.