Housing in DN6 8DD
What the homes in DN6 8DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Carcroft
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,235 (2024)
DN6 8DDDoncaster
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.6%). Flats make up 9.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.2% of households in the DN6 8DD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 16.2% own outright and 16% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented52.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.8%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.2% 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 66 or over (24.3%). 17.2% 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 DN6 8DD (Carcroft) (about 1,235 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.