Askern

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 12° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:37

13h 12m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom

114 reported · July 2026▲ 34% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences38
• Anti-social behaviour24
• Criminal damage & arson13
• Other theft12

Neighbourhood team: Doncaster North · South Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

521 reported road collisions (2024)

182 killed or seriously injured · 710 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

33 food businesses within 2 miles

• 24 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Adwick (5.3 km)
• 25 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£170,784 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Doncaster · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£691 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY

• 1 bed £491
• 2 bed £634
• 3 bed £754

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (5.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: Askern Leisure Centre, Doncaster 1 (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

308,106 residents in Doncaster · 542/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 41 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,168 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (57% of 144,720)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

144 schools · 49,424 pupils

98 primary · 20 secondary · 26 other

Ofsted: 64 of 67 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

128inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Doncaster

291 CQC-registered services

• Care homes81
• GP practices47
• Dentists58
• Homecare agencies73
• Hospitals & hospices10

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Doncaster

• Not in the Green Belt
• 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

218 applications decided

91.7% granted · 200 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Ed Miliband

Labour

Doncaster North

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority · directly-elected mayor

• Lab 12
• Con 6
• Ref 34
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised · £31,725 avg

e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Askern – Flexible Schedule, AVON Representatives wanted in Askern, South Yorkshire, England – start today, Become a Spanish Tutor in Askern – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£697 median full-time weekly pay

4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,640 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 155,392 certificates

16.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Biomass 32% · Gas 22% · Solar 4%

123 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.7 yrs women · 77.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.4 women · 55.1 men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

7 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in DN6

• Great North Medical Group
• The Lakeside Practice
• Askern Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster North:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office386 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s374 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership301 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance287 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test266 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• Norton & Askern (ward) · 0.1 km

  Norton & Askern—consisting of the town of Askern, Braithwaite, Burghwallis, Campsall, Fenwick, Fishlake, Fosterhouses, Kirk Bramwith, Moss, Norton, Owston, Sutton, Sykehouse, Thorpe in Balne and part of Skellow—is one…

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  Askern · 0.2 km

  Askern is a town and civil parish within the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the A19 road between Doncaster and Selby. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of…

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  Askern railway station · 0.2 km

  Askern railway station was a station on the Askern branch line of the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway between Doncaster and Knottingley. It served the town of Askern in South Yorkshire, England.

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  Askern Miners F.C. · 1.1 km

  Askern Miners Football Club is a football club based in Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Doncaster Saturday League Premier Division.

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  Sutton, South Yorkshire · 1.7 km

  Sutton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at approximately 53° 36' 20" North, 1° 10' West, at an elevation of around…

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  St Mary Magdalene, Campsall · 1.7 km

  St Mary Magdalene is a parish church in the Church of England in Campsall in South Yorkshire. It is Grade I listed. There is a service every Sunday at 11:00.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)