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Housing in DN4 5JS

What the homes in DN4 5JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Balby Carr
Council
Doncaster
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,793 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50.9%). Flats make up 19.1%, below the 22.2% across England.

DN4 5JSEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached50.9%31.5%
Terraced22.2%23%
Purpose-built flat14.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.2% of households in the DN4 5JS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23% own outright and 18.2% with a mortgage.

DN4 5JS
41%
32%
25%
England
  • Owned41.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented31.9%20.5%
  • Social rented25.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN4 5JSEngland
Owned outright23%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council21.8%8.3%
From a housing association3.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN4 5JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.9%). 26.5% of households include dependent children.

DN4 5JSEngland
Living alone, under 6622.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.5%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

DoncasterEngland
All homes£694£1,459
One bedroom£493£1,195
Two bedrooms£636£1,335
Three bedrooms£757£1,489
Four or more£1,076£2,161
Detached£925£1,640
Semi-detached£749£1,449
Terraced£697£1,435
Flat or maisonette£551£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DN4 5JS (Balby Carr) (about 1,793 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.

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