DN4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Doncaster, Balby and Bessacarr, in Doncaster.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DN4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 51% of people in DN4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DN4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DN4 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN4 at a rate of 128.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 624 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,408), other crime (1,255) and anti-social behaviour (1,019).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN4 was 135.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DN4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN4 has no single figure. Of its 35 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DN4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster 019A | 1,767 | 151.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.4% |
| Doncaster 022A | 2,309 | 420.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.5% |
| Doncaster 022C | 1,603 | 158.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Doncaster 022D | 1,631 | 111.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Doncaster 023A | 1,506 | 180.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Doncaster 023C | 1,519 | 150.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| Doncaster 023D | 1,467 | 106.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 024A | 1,523 | 167.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 024B | 1,529 | 82.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 024C | 1,440 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| Doncaster 024D | 1,329 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 025A | 1,458 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| Doncaster 025B | 1,480 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Doncaster 025C | 1,597 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| Doncaster 025D | 2,027 | 135.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| Doncaster 025E | 1,529 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Doncaster 027A | 1,305 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 027C | 1,475 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| Doncaster 027D | 2,209 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| Doncaster 027E | 1,461 | 275.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Doncaster 027F | 1,372 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 028A | 1,733 | 153.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
| Doncaster 028B | 1,260 | 181.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 028D | 1,965 | 335.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| Doncaster 028E | 1,746 | 118.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Doncaster 028F | 1,913 | 160.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.7% |
| Doncaster 029A | 1,607 | 247.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 029B | 1,327 | 104.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 029C | 1,539 | 164.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Doncaster 029D | 1,401 | 121.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 029E | 1,294 | 136.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| Doncaster 029F | 1,525 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Doncaster 033A | 1,338 | 89.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Doncaster 033B | 1,622 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| Doncaster 033C | 1,331 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
MPs for DN4
- Sally JamesonLabour (Co-op)MP for Doncaster Central80% of DN4’s postcodes
- Lee PitcherLabourMP for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme13% of DN4’s postcodes
- John HealeyLabourMP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough6.6% of DN4’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DN47
Postcode sectors in DN46
Council1
Towns in DN42
Postcode districts next to DN47
Nearest rail stations2
More in the DN postcode area2
DN4 in brief
DN4 is a postcode district covering Doncaster, Balby and Bessacarr, in Doncaster.
About 58,169 people lived in DN4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £180,000 in 2025 across 815 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 128.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DN4 was £180,000 in 2025.
DN4 had 54,482 usual residents at the census.
About 51% of people in DN4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DN4, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.