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Postcode district · Doncaster

Affluence in DN2

How DN2 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Doncaster
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
36,076 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DN2 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, DN2 scores 3.5 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (2.6 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.5/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 21 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Crime2.6
  • Education and skills3.2
  • Children in low-income families3.2
  • Employment3.4
  • Income3.6
  • Health and disability3.7
  • Older people in low-income households4.4
  • Living environment5.5
  • Barriers to housing and services7.9
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£41,909
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
17%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

56.5% of adults in DN2 are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 18.9% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.

DN2England
Employee, full-time36.2%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.9%
Self-employed7.3%9.5%
Unemployed3.2%2.9%
Full-time student5.9%7.9%
Retired18.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.9%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.6%4.1%
Other4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

21.9% of adults in DN2 work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

DN2England
Higher managerial & professional6.4%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.4%19.9%
Intermediate10.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%5.3%
Semi-routine13.2%11.3%
Routine22.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.2%8.5%
Full-time students5.6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23.6% of adults in DN2 hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 25.2% have no qualifications.

DN2England
Degree level or above23.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.4%5.3%
Other qualifications3.4%2.8%
No qualifications25.2%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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