Bassetlaw vs Doncaster

A side-by-side comparison of the Bassetlaw and Doncasterlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Doncaster is the more populous; council tax is lower in Doncaster; Doncaster has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Bassetlaw	Doncaster
Population	117,805	308,106
Density	185/km²	542/km²
Deprivation	7% in most-deprived 10%	24% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,645	£2,168
Schools Good/Outstanding	92%	96%
Aged under 16	17%	19%
Aged 16–64	61%	62%
Aged 65+	22%	19%

Bassetlaw council area →Doncaster council area →