Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2EZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding DN1 2EZ is primarily male, with 58.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43%	41.1%	-1.9%	51.0%	-9.9%
Male	57%	58.9%	1.9%	49.0%	9.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around DN1 2EZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 73.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	54.6%	73.4%	18.8%	37.9%	35.5%
Married: Opposite sex	25.4%	15.5%	-9.9%	44.2%	-28.7%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	4.1%	3.7%	0.3%	3.8%
Separated	4.2%	0.7%	-3.5%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	10%	6.2%	-3.8%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	5.4%	0%	-5.4%	6.1%	-6.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.5%	50.7%	10.2%	48.4%	2.3%
Good health	40.3%	33.9%	-6.4%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	14%	12.1%	-1.9%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	4.1%	2.3%	-1.8%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.5%	26.6%	4.1%	18.2%	8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.5%	14.5%	-4.0%	9.6%	4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	12.8%	-0.5%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	8%	4.7%	5.3%	2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	9.7%	-0.9%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	23.5%	23.5%	0.0%	33.8%	-10.3%
Other	8.1%	4.8%	-3.3%	2.8%	2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	6.2%	0.3%	-5.9%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	5.5%	1.3%	-4.2%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.6%	14.8%	13.2%	2.5%	12.3%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	2%	2.0%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	78.7%	70.4%	-8.3%	81.4%	-11.0%
Roma	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Arab	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0.5%	3%	2.5%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	42.8%	-34.1%	83.2%	-40.4%
European Union	11.7%	33.4%	21.7%	6.1%	27.3%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	2.7%	15.4%	12.7%	2.7%	12.7%
Middle East and Asia	7.6%	6.4%	-1.2%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 9.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.8%	42.5%	-33.3%	83.2%	-40.7%
10+ Years	5.7%	9.6%	3.9%	9.8%	-0.2%
5-10 Years	6.2%	8.3%	2.1%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	6.2%	17.6%	11.4%	2.2%	15.4%
Less than 2 years	6%	21.9%	15.9%	1.9%	20.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	38%	76.7%	-38.7%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	7.7%	1.3%	6.4%
Romania	18.7%	0.9%	17.8%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
North Africa	2.3%	0.1%	2.2%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	21.7%	13.5%	8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.9%	37.2%	-1.3%
Christian	44%	46.2%	-2.2%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	10.7%	6.5%	4.2%
Other religion	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Not answered	3%	6.0%	-3.0%

Safety

Is Thorne Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thorne Road was 2970.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 1224.8% higher than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thorne Road has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1845.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£29,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in DN1 2EZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Thorne Road are based on 627 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Doncaster.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2EZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for DN1 2EZ

Average Price
£305,710

Semi-Detached
£366,719

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£183,692

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thorne Road

Average Price
£320,729

Semi-Detached
£257,569

Terraced
£264,787

Detached
£368,686

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,538

Other
£1,118,015

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thorne Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£180,000	2023-06-29	£192,923
Melbourne House, 27 Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£245,000	2018-07-02	£361,459
27 Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£245,000	2008-12-01	£404,701

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DN1 2EZ

Employment

DN1 2EZ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in DN1 2EZ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	146
Other	33
Unemployed	22
Part-Time Employee	19
Student (economically inactive)	17
Looking after home or family	14
Self-Employed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	44
Human health and social work activities	39
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Manufacturing	22
Other	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Construction	12
Transport and storage	12
Education	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Town Field Primary School Thorne Road , DN1 2JS	2out of 4	592 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atlas Academy Prospect Place , DN1 3QP	1out of 4	1,089 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Roberts Road , Balby DN4 0JN	3out of 4	1,487 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lakeside Primary Academy Sandy Lane , DN4 5ES	- not rated	1,839 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Primary School Monmouth Road , DN2 4JP	3out of 4	1,883 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hall Cross Academy Thorne Road , DN1 2HY	3out of 4	343 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Doncaster UTC College Road , DN1 3BF	- not rated	662 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
XP School Middle Bank , DN4 5NG	4out of 4	1,602 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
XP East Middle Bank , DN4 5NG	- not rated	1,641 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Astrea Academy Woodfields Weston Road , DN4 8ND	1out of 4	3,195 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Bridge Enterprise College Keepmoat Stadium (East Stand) , Stadium Way DN4 5JW	- not rated	1,109 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Communication Specialist College - Doncaster Leger Way , DN2 6AY	- not rated	1,449 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Doncaster School for the Deaf Leger Way , DN2 6AY	3out of 4	1,449 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harrison College Barclay Court , Heavens Walk DN4 5HZ	- not rated	1,568 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hospital Teaching Service Level 1 the Children's Hospital , Royal Infirmary DN2 5LT	- not rated	1,617 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Milk and Honey Eateries	Christ Church, Thorne Road	106 yd
RMT National Education Centre	Shanwillow, 47-49 Thorne Road	159 yd
Smash Burger and Dessert	86-88 East Laith Gate, Doncaster	169 yd
Lalezar	78A-80 East Laith Gate, Doncaster	190 yd
Poppadoms and Cream	32 Hall Gate, Doncaster	211 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hallcross	33-34 Hall Gate, Doncaster	211 yd
Jacques	Lounge, 10-20 Lazarus Court	218 yd
Social	26-30 Lazarus Court, Bradford Row	218 yd
Rock a Hula Tiki Bar	Lazarus Court, Bradford Row	218 yd
Subterranea	Lazarus Court, Bradford Row	218 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lalezar Burger Bar	70-72 East Laith Gate, Doncaster	189 yd
5 Wonders	74 East Laith Gate, Doncaster	190 yd
Nosh	43 Princes Street, Doncaster	199 yd
Hot Stuff	Ground Floor, 1A Lazarus Court	218 yd
Smokey's Pizza & Grill	32 Nether Hall Road, Doncaster	241 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Princes Street, Doncaster	199 yd
Aldi	Athron Street, Wheatley	538 yd
Marks & Spencer	7-9 Baxter Gate, Doncaster	608 yd
Sainsbury's	15 South Mall Frenchgate Centre, St Sepulchre Gate	772 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hall Cross Academy Upper Site THORNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	233 yd
Ymca (Doncaster) WOOD STREET		359 yd
Holian Health Studio 7A 7A WOOD STREET	health and fitness suite	394 yd
Scorpion Taekwondo Centre 24-26 24-26 SCOT LANE		424 yd
Oranges (Ladies Only) (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Scot Lane	health and fitness suite	460 yd
Fitness Flex Doncaster CHURCH WAY	health and fitness suite	489 yd
Doncaster Hockey Club TOWN FIELD TOWN FIELD THORNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	514 yd
New Bodies Health Club (Closed) Unit 18 Unit 18 Holmes Market	health and fitness suite	542 yd
Doncaster College (The Hub) CHAPPELL DRIVE	health and fitness suite	652 yd
Town Fields Recreation Ground TOWN MOOR AVENUE	grass pitches	696 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of DN1 2EZ