DN8 5AB postcode in Thorne, Doncaster

DN8 5AB is a postcode in Thorne, in the Thorne & Moorends ward of Doncaster. It is in the Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 2 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Doncaster: 96% Typical price £158,500 Homes sold in DN8 5, last 12 months. ▼ 0.3% on the year before Nearest station Thorne North 650 m in a straight line

Where DN8 5AB is, and what is near it

Map of DN8 5AB and what is near it Map of DN8 5AB: its centre point, with the 262 other postcodes in the DN8 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DN8 5AA: also in DN8 5DN8 5AD: also in DN8 5DN8 5AE: also in DN8 5DN8 5AF: also in DN8 5DN8 5AG: also in DN8 5DN8 5AH: also in DN8 5DN8 5AJ: also in DN8 5DN8 5AL: also in DN8 5DN8 5AN: also in DN8 5DN8 5AP: also in DN8 5DN8 5AQ: also in DN8 5DN8 5AR: also in DN8 5DN8 5AS: also in DN8 5DN8 5AT: also in DN8 5DN8 5AU: also in DN8 5DN8 5AX: also in DN8 5DN8 5AY: also in DN8 5DN8 5AZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5BA: also in DN8 5DN8 5BB: also in DN8 5DN8 5BD: also in DN8 5DN8 5BE: also in DN8 5DN8 5BG: also in DN8 5DN8 5BH: also in DN8 5DN8 5BJ: also in DN8 5DN8 5BL: also in DN8 5DN8 5BN: also in DN8 5DN8 5BP: also in DN8 5DN8 5BS: also in DN8 5DN8 5BT: also in DN8 5DN8 5BU: also in DN8 5DN8 5BW: also in DN8 5DN8 5BX: also in DN8 5DN8 5BZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5DA: also in DN8 5DN8 5DB: also in DN8 5DN8 5DD: also in DN8 5DN8 5DE: also in DN8 5DN8 5DG: also in DN8 5DN8 5DH: also in DN8 5DN8 5DP: also in DN8 5DN8 5DR: also in DN8 5DN8 5DT: also in DN8 5DN8 5DU: also in DN8 5DN8 5DW: also in DN8 5DN8 5DX: also in DN8 5DN8 5DY: also in DN8 5DN8 5DZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5EA: also in DN8 5DN8 5EB: also in DN8 5DN8 5ED: also in DN8 5DN8 5EE: also in DN8 5DN8 5EF: also in DN8 5DN8 5EG: also in DN8 5DN8 5EJ: also in DN8 5DN8 5EL: also in DN8 5DN8 5EN: also in DN8 5DN8 5EP: also in DN8 5DN8 5EQ: also in DN8 5DN8 5ER: also in DN8 5DN8 5ET: also in DN8 5DN8 5EX: also in DN8 5DN8 5EZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5FA: also in DN8 5DN8 5FB: also in DN8 5DN8 5FD: also in DN8 5DN8 5FE: also in DN8 5DN8 5FJ: also in DN8 5DN8 5HB: also in DN8 5DN8 5HH: also in DN8 5DN8 5HJ: also in DN8 5DN8 5HL: also in DN8 5DN8 5HN: also in DN8 5DN8 5HP: also in DN8 5DN8 5HR: also in DN8 5DN8 5HS: also in DN8 5DN8 5HW: also in DN8 5DN8 5HX: also in DN8 5DN8 5HY: also in DN8 5DN8 5HZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5JX: also in DN8 5DN8 5JY: also in DN8 5DN8 5LA: also in DN8 5DN8 5LB: also in DN8 5DN8 5LD: also in DN8 5DN8 5LE: also in DN8 5DN8 5LG: also in DN8 5DN8 5LH: also in DN8 5DN8 5LJ: also in DN8 5DN8 5LL: also in DN8 5DN8 5LN: also in DN8 5DN8 5LP: also in DN8 5DN8 5LQ: also in DN8 5DN8 5LR: also in DN8 5DN8 5LT: also in DN8 5DN8 5LU: also in DN8 5DN8 5LW: also in DN8 5DN8 5LZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5NA: also in DN8 5DN8 5NF: also in DN8 5DN8 5NH: also in DN8 5DN8 5NP: also in DN8 5DN8 5NR: also in DN8 5DN8 5NS: also in DN8 5DN8 5NT: also in DN8 5DN8 5NU: also in DN8 5DN8 5PZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5QH: also in DN8 5DN8 5QY: also in DN8 5DN8 5QZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5RA: also in DN8 5DN8 5RE: also in DN8 5DN8 5RL: also in DN8 5DN8 5RN: also in DN8 5DN8 5TW: also in DN8 5DN8 5TZ: also in DN8 5DN8 5UD: also in DN8 5DN8 5UG: also in DN8 5DN8 5UJ: also in DN8 5DN8 5UL: also in DN8 5DN8 5UN: also in DN8 5DN8 5UP: also in DN8 5DN8 5UQ: also in DN8 5DN8 5UR: also in DN8 5DN8 5WU: also in DN8 5 Trinity Academy 900 mThorne South station 1.1 kmFieldgate School 3.4 kmField Road Surgery 4.5 kmThorne & Moorends DN8 5AB Map of DN8 5AB and what is near it Map of DN8 5AB: its centre point, with the 262 other postcodes in the DN8 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Thorne DN8 5AB
  • DN8 5AB
  • Other postcodes in DN8 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6117, longitude -0.9653)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DN8 5AB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DN8 5AB?

Every home and business at DN8 5AB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Doncaster: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Doncaster: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Doncaster.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at DN8 5AB?

BinDayBuddy does not read Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DN8 5AB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at DN8 5AB. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower risk.

2 homes and businesses at DN8 5AB Low: 1Very low: 1

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.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Doncaster

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DN8 5AB: 2,604 properties in Doncaster are at high risk (1.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Doncaster

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DN8 5AB is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 15:41 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 15:41 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DN8 5AB?

Homes in DN8 5 sold for a typical £158,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 89 sales, down 0.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£158,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£159,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £268,750 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £160,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £123,000 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £108,625 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DN8 district: a typical £155,000 from 188 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DN8 5AB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DN8 5AB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near DN8 5AB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around DN8 5AB. Over half of them (65%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (22%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DN8 5AB

Band D in Doncaster for 2026‑27: £2,168. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,445 (band A) to £2,649 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,445.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 740 (65%)£1,445
Band Babout 190 (17%)£1,686
Band Cabout 80 (7%)£1,927
Band Dabout 90 (8%)£2,168
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£2,649
Band Fwithheld£3,131
Band Gwithheld£3,613
Band Hwithheld£4,336

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Doncaster before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DN8 5AB is in (ONS area E01007639), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DN8 5AB?

The nearest open schools to DN8 5AB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DN8 5AB, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to DN8 5AB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DN8 5AB is Thorne North Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Thorne North Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Thorne South Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Field Road/Darley Road, 191 m away.

More stations near DN8 5AB, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near DN8 5AB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DN8 5AB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DN8 5AB?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DN8 5AB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Ospery Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 850 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DN8 5AB?

The nearest to the centre of DN8 5AB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DN8 5AB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DN8 5AB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DN8 5AB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DN8 5AB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DN8 5AB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DN8 5AB?

The nearest vets to the centre of DN8 5AB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DN8 5AB in a conservation area?

The centre of DN8 5AB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DN8 5AB?

Police.uk records 108 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DN8 5AB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences54 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Public order8 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Shoplifting6 reports

Also: other theft 5, other crime 4, burglary 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for DN8 5AB

Ward
Thorne & Moorends
Parish
Thorne
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Thorne
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DN8 5AL30 mDN8 5DB40 mDN8 5AY60 mDN8 5EG70 mDN8 5AA70 mDN8 5EN70 m
All of DN8

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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