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Affluence in DN4 8HN

How DN4 8HN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

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

How well off DN4 8HN is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DN4 8HN area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills1.0
  • Income2.0
  • Employment2.0
  • Health and disability2.0
  • Crime2.0
  • Children in low-income families2.0
  • Living environment3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Barriers to housing and services9.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£45,463
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
28%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

55.1% of adults in the DN4 8HN area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 16.1% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.

DN4 8HNEngland
Employee, full-time34.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time14.5%11.9%
Self-employed6.4%9.5%
Unemployed3.2%2.9%
Full-time student4.9%7.9%
Retired16.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family8.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.3%4.1%
Other6.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

15.4% of adults in the DN4 8HN area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

DN4 8HNEngland
Higher managerial & professional4.1%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional11.4%19.9%
Intermediate8.9%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.9%5.3%
Semi-routine15.2%11.3%
Routine27.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.6%8.5%
Full-time students4.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

16.8% of adults in the DN4 8HN area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 31.5% have no qualifications.

DN4 8HNEngland
Degree level or above16.8%33.9%
A level or equivalent13.5%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C13.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.2%5.3%
Other qualifications3.1%2.8%
No qualifications31.5%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DN4 8HN (Balby Carr) (about 1,793 residents).

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

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