Askern

Askern is covered by postcode district DN6. It is in the Doncaster council area, England.

Typical price £135,000 Homes sold in Askern, last 12 months. ▲ 3.8% on the year before Gigabit broadband 144 of 164 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 82 of 167 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 70 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 3 3 primary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Askern, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Askern, by flood risk Of the 167 postcodes in Askern that ONS places, 2 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 72 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 85 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Askern. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DN6 0AG: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AL: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AN: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AP: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AR: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AS: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AT: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AU: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AW: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AX: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AY: not on the flood risk listDN6 0AZ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BA: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BB: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BD: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BE: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BG: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BH: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BN: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BP: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BQ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BS: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BT: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BU: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BX: not on the flood risk listDN6 0BY: not on the flood risk listDN6 0DB: not on the flood risk listDN6 0DD: not on the flood risk listDN6 0DE: not on the flood risk listDN6 0EF: not on the flood risk listDN6 0EJ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0EP: not on the flood risk listDN6 0EQ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FA: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FD: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FE: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FF: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FG: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FH: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FJ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FL: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FS: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FT: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FU: not on the flood risk listDN6 0FZ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0LJ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0LL: not on the flood risk listDN6 0NF: not on the flood risk listDN6 0NJ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0NL: not on the flood risk listDN6 0NN: not on the flood risk listDN6 0NP: not on the flood risk listDN6 0NS: not on the flood risk listDN6 0NT: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PH: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PL: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PP: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PS: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PT: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PU: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PX: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PY: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PZ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QA: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QB: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QD: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QE: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QF: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QG: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QH: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QJ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QL: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QN: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QP: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QQ: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QR: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QT: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QU: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QW: not on the flood risk listDN6 0QX: not on the flood risk listDN6 0RA: not on the flood risk listDN6 0RB: not on the flood risk listDN6 0RF: not on the flood risk listDN6 9WP: not on the flood risk listDN6 0PW: very low flood risk onlyDN6 0AD: low flood risk at worstDN6 0AE: low flood risk at worstDN6 0AH: low flood risk at worstDN6 0AJ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0AQ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0DA: low flood risk at worstDN6 0DF: low flood risk at worstDN6 0EE: low flood risk at worstDN6 0EH: low flood risk at worstDN6 0EL: low flood risk at worstDN6 0EN: low flood risk at worstDN6 0ER: low flood risk at worstDN6 0EW: low flood risk at worstDN6 0FP: low flood risk at worstDN6 0FQ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0HY: low flood risk at worstDN6 0HZ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JA: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JB: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JE: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JF: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JH: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JJ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JL: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JN: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JP: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JQ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JR: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JS: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JT: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JU: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JX: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JY: low flood risk at worstDN6 0JZ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LA: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LD: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LE: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LF: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LG: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LH: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LN: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LP: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LQ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LR: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LS: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LT: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LU: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LW: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LX: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LY: low flood risk at worstDN6 0LZ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NA: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NB: low flood risk at worstDN6 0ND: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NE: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NG: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NQ: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NR: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NW: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NX: low flood risk at worstDN6 0NY: low flood risk at worstDN6 0PA: low flood risk at worstDN6 0PB: low flood risk at worstDN6 0PD: low flood risk at worstDN6 0PE: low flood risk at worstDN6 0PF: low flood risk at worstDN6 0PG: low flood risk at worstDN6 0RD: low flood risk at worstDN6 0RH: low flood risk at worstDN6 9LE: low flood risk at worstDN6 0AA: medium flood risk at worstDN6 0AB: medium flood risk at worstDN6 0BF: medium flood risk at worstDN6 0HX: medium flood risk at worstDN6 0JG: medium flood risk at worstDN6 0NH: medium flood risk at worstDN6 0NU: medium flood risk at worstDN6 0BL: high flood riskDN6 0BW: high flood risk Askern Map of every postcode in Askern, by flood risk Of the 167 postcodes in Askern that ONS places, 2 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 72 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 85 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Askern. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Askern
  • A home or business at high risk: 2
  • At medium risk at worst: 7
  • At low risk at worst: 72
  • At very low risk only: 1
  • Not on the at-risk list: 85

Of the 167 postcodes in Askern that ONS places, 2 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 72 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 85 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.6152, longitude -1.1501. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

DN6 0BL20 at high riskDN6 0BW2 at high risk

Further out, not drawn

This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.

DN6 0ES

What is it like to live in Askern?

Homes sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.8% on the 12 months before. At 144 of the 164 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 70 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 82 of its 167 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Adwick, 5.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Askern?

Homes in Askern sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£135,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£130,000
12 months to August 2026
£135,000

▲ up 3.8% on the 12 months before

Detached£205,000 7 sales
Semi-detached£143,000 37 sales
Terraced£102,500 22 sales
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole DN6 district, Askern's main postcode district: a typical £160,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Askern: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Askern?

8 of the 167 postcodes now in use in Askern came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 74 homes sold in Askern were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DN6 district, Under 1%.

The newest postcodes

DN6 0FZsince July 2026DN6 0FUsince November 2025DN6 0FSsince April 2023DN6 0FTsince April 2023DN6 0LHsince September 2022DN6 0FPsince July 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn AskernAcross the DN6 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 67 (0%) 0 of 301 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 74 (0%) 1 of 348 (Under 1%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Askern?

Ofcom reports on 164 of the 167 postcodes in Askern. At 144 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit144 of 164
Postcodes where every home can get superfast161 of 164

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Askern at risk of flooding?

82 of the 167 postcodes in Askern have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 70 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 82 of 167 postcodes High: 22Medium: 48Low: 1,185Very low: 97

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Askern?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Askern. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Askern?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Askern is Adwick Rail Station, 5.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Adwick Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
  • Kirk Sandall Rail Station Railway station 7.6 kmDrive
  • Bentley (S Yorks) Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Askern?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Askern. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Askern safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 941 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Askern over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 72 September 2025
  2. 74 October 2025
  3. 76 November 2025
  4. 72 December 2025
  5. 80 January 2026
  6. 81 February 2026
  7. 81 March 2026
  8. 74 April 2026
  9. 79 May 2026
  10. 74 June 2026
  11. 98 July 2026
  12. 80 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences371 reports
Anti-social behaviour130 reports
Other theft107 reports
Criminal damage and arson78 reports
Public order64 reports
Vehicle crime55 reports
Other crime50 reports
Shoplifting34 reports

Also: burglary 21, drugs 14, possession of weapons 9, robbery 7, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Askern?

Council
Doncaster
Parliamentary constituency
Doncaster North
Police force area
South Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
MP
Ed Miliband (Labour)

All 167 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Askern

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Askern postcodes

167 postcodes in use in Askern, by district:

DN6 postcode district,167 postcodes

That district is in the DN postcode area.

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Places near Askern

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Askern's £135,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Campsall2.0 km, £180,000Norton2.4 km, £218,750Adwick le Street5.2 km, £155,000Barnby Dun7.0 km, £229,000Bentley7.8 km, £126,300Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe8.3 km, £199,000Upton, Wakefield8.3 km, £167,500Stainforth8.4 km, £120,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Askern

What is it like to live in Askern?
Homes sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.8% on the 12 months before. At 144 of the 164 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 70 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 82 of its 167 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Adwick, 5.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Askern?
Askern is covered by postcode district DN6, across 167 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Askern in?
Askern is in the Doncaster council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Askern?
Askern is in the Doncaster North parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ed Miliband (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Askern?
Homes in Askern sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Askern?
In Askern, primary schools at its postcodes include Askern Moss Road Infant Academy, Spa Academy Askern and Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Campsmount Academy, 2.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Askern have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Askern is Adwick, 5.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Askern?
Ofcom reports on 164 of the 167 postcodes in Askern. At 144 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Askern at risk of flooding?
82 of the 167 postcodes in Askern have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 70 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Askern?
8 of the 167 postcodes now in use in Askern came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 74 homes sold in Askern were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DN6 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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