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Postcode area · Doncaster

Affluence in DN

How DN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Doncaster
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
828,016 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DN is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, DN scores 4.6 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.6/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 504 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills4.2
  • Health and disability4.4
  • Employment4.4
  • Crime4.5
  • Children in low-income families4.8
  • Income4.9
  • Barriers to housing and services5.3
  • Older people in low-income households5.4
  • Living environment6.1
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£43,954
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
23%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.5% of adults in DN are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 25.5% are retired and 5% are full-time students.

DNEngland
Employee, full-time33.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.9%
Self-employed7.5%9.5%
Unemployed2.7%2.9%
Full-time student5%7.9%
Retired25.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.1%4.1%
Other3.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

25.5% of adults in DN work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

DNEngland
Higher managerial & professional8.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.4%19.9%
Intermediate10.7%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.6%5.3%
Semi-routine13.7%11.3%
Routine18.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.9%8.5%
Full-time students4.8%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23.6% of adults in DN hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 22.8% have no qualifications.

DNEngland
Degree level or above23.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.9%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.8%5.3%
Other qualifications3%2.8%
No qualifications22.8%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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