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Housing in DN4 8EF

What the homes in DN4 8EF 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
2,438 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.9%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DN4 8EFEngland
Detached28.6%22.9%
Semi-detached30.9%31.5%
Terraced30%23%
Purpose-built flat9.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66% of households in the DN4 8EF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 10.8% own outright and 55.2% with a mortgage.

DN4 8EF
66%
22%
England
  • Owned66%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.7%1%
  • Private rented21.5%20.5%
  • Social rented9.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN4 8EFEngland
Owned outright10.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan55.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association8.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 18.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN4 8EFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.9%). 45.3% of households include dependent children.

DN4 8EFEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over0.7%12.8%
Couple, no children22.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 8EF (Balby Carr) (about 2,438 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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