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Central Doncaster. About 23,840 people in 6.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Town, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
22,260
99th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
72.1%
508th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Town compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

TownMiddle
Population21 wards, Doncaster · 2021
Population: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 9,390 to 22,260. The middle area is 15,242. Town is 22,260.
22,260highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Doncaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 90.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.9%. Town is 95.2%.
95.2%7th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Doncaster · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 1.4% to 8.7%. The middle area is 3.6%. Town is 8.5%.
8.5%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Doncaster · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 57.9% to 72.1%. The middle area is 62.0%. Town is 72.1%.
72.1%highest

Figures for the whole of Doncaster

These figures are published for the whole of Doncaster, not for each ward, so they describe all of Doncaster and not Town alone. See Doncaster

Average house price
£172,305
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,967
62nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.5
35th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Town in brief

Town had 22,260 usual residents at the census.

In Town, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Town, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

72.1% of residents in Town were aged 15 to 64 at the census.