Housing in DN1 2LF
What the homes in DN1 2LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Belle Vue & Town Fields
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,221 (2024)
DN1 2LFDoncaster
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (31.5%). Flats make up 55.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
15.7% of households in the DN1 2LF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 73% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 10.2% own outright and 5.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned15.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented73%20.5%
- Social rented9.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 61.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (57.6%). 11.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Doncaster
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Doncaster (August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DN1 2LF (Belle Vue & Town Fields) (about 1,221 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.