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Affluence in Doncaster

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

Council
Doncaster
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
92,814 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Doncaster is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Doncaster scores 3.8 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (2.9 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.8/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 55 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Crime2.9
  • Education and skills3.5
  • Employment3.6
  • Health and disability3.6
  • Children in low-income families3.6
  • Income3.7
  • Older people in low-income households4.5
  • Living environment5.5
  • Barriers to housing and services7.2
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£42,802
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
19%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

54.3% of adults in Doncaster are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

DoncasterEngland
Employee, full-time34.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.9%
Self-employed7.6%9.5%
Unemployed3.6%2.9%
Full-time student5.6%7.9%
Retired20%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.6%4.1%
Other5%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

23.4% of adults in Doncaster work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

DoncasterEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.8%19.9%
Intermediate10%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.2%5.3%
Semi-routine12.8%11.3%
Routine21.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.9%8.5%
Full-time students5.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

24.7% of adults in Doncaster hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 24.9% have no qualifications.

DoncasterEngland
Degree level or above24.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.2%5.3%
Other qualifications3.4%2.8%
No qualifications24.9%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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