DN5 8BU
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Property report — DN5 8BU
Open-data due diligence for DN5 8BU and the area around it.
DN5 8BU in brief: 28 recorded sales (£42,000–£210,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DN5 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DN5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£408,187
Population
19,404
Crimes recorded
116
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DN5 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (43 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | £180,000 | 39 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-12-18 | £200,000 | 9 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-11-21 | £210,000 | 25 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-07-04 | £157,500 | 23 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-02-17 | £175,000 | 31 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-06 | £195,000 | 55 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-22 | £200,000 | 17 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-15 | £185,000 | 11 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-08 | £190,000 | 43 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-05 | £125,000 | 37 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-14 | £120,000 | 9 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-20 | £125,000 | 19 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-09-20 | £133,000 | 47 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-03-21 | £105,000 | 17 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-03-02 | £115,000 | 9 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-07 | £135,000 | 33 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-07-03 | £100,000 | 7 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-24 | £132,000 | 3 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-12-13 | £60,000 | 7 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-09 | £69,950 | 49 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-24 | £54,950 | 21 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-11-20 | £48,000 | 25 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-09-15 | £48,000 | 49 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-23 | £55,000 | 59 SHELLEY GROVE | Detached |
| 2000-06-01 | £49,000 | 9 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-03-27 | £49,000 | 49 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-30 | £42,000 | 37 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-30 | £46,200 | 47 SHELLEY GROVE | Semi-detached |
28 recorded sales on DN5 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Scawsby Junior Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Kirkby Avenue Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hexthorpe Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: PARK VIEW SURGERY (0.3 mi) · SCAWSBY HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · THE FLYING SCOTSMAN HEALTH CENTRE (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CHESWOLD PARK HOSPITAL (0.6 mi) · PARK HILL HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · DONCASTER COMMUNITY - OLDER PEOPLE'S DAY HOSPITAL (2.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Keeper's Cottage and associated Kennels, Orchard Lane, Cusworth (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Former Church of St Edmund and Youth Centre, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · BOATHOUSE AT NORTH END OF UPPER FISH POND (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELDRICKS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · WELDRICKS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · HOLDEN'S CHEMISTS SCAWSBY (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Doncaster (1.0 mi) · Bentley (S Yorks) (1.4 mi) · Adwick (3.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.7 mi) · The Food Warehouse (0.8 mi) · Aldi (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 8,313
Owned 65% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 24%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DN5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DN5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 86/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DN5 8BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDN5 | SectorDN5 8 | PostcodeDN5 8BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £247,741 | £408,187 | £118,021 |
| Population | 55,393 | 19,404 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 332 | 116 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DN5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.