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Austerfield

Austerfield is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 GP surgery and 12 bus stops. There were around 15 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Austerfield area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Doncaster area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 308,106 residents at roughly 542 people per km².

Council
Doncaster
County
South Yorkshire
Constituency
Don Valley
Police force
South Yorkshire
47/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 171st of 294 English council areas — better than 42% of them.

Low crime3
Home affordability92
Affordable rents93
Good schools84
Life expectancy14
Low deprivation13
Employment25
Low council tax93

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

12°CClear

  • Today: 22° / 12° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:29

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

10 reported · July 2026 47% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Burglary2
  • Vehicle crime2
  • Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Doncaster South · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • MEXBOROUGH: The feedback we have had for some time indicates that organised crime (particularly those involved in drug supply), vehicle r…
  • CONISBROUGH AND DENABY: The primary concern being reported to us at this time is ASB linked to nuisance motorbikes, particularly around t…

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

49 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Doncaster (12.2 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£170,784 average 4.4% YoY

Across Doncaster · to 2026-06

Detached£260,150
Semi-detached£167,975
Terraced£133,224
Flat£89,901

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (10.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (10.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Avro Park (4.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

308,106 residents in Doncaster · 542/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,168 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,445
B £1,686
C £1,927
D £2,168
E £2,649
F £3,131
G £3,613
H £4,336

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Ash Hill AcademyGood
  • Astrea Academy WoodfieldsGood
  • Campsmount AcademyGood
  • De Warenne AcademyGood
  • Doncaster UTCGood
  • Outwood Academy AdwickGood
  • Outwood Academy DanumGood
  • Ridgewood SchoolGood
  • Rossington All Saints AcademyGood
  • Sir Thomas Wharton AcademyGood
  • The Laurel AcademyGood
  • The McAuley Catholic High SchoolGood
  • Trinity AcademyGood
  • XP SchoolGood
  • Armthorpe AcademyRequires improvement
  • XP EastRequires improvement
  • Don Valley Academy
  • Hall Cross Academy
  • Hungerhill School
  • The Hayfield School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Doncaster

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

218 applications decided

91.7% granted · 200 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Lee Pitcher

Labour

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority · directly-elected mayor

  • Lab 12
  • Con 6
  • Ref 34
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

68% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 43% · Gas 28% · Wind 19% · Nuclear 6%

163 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in DN10

  • Bawtry And Blyth Medical
  • The Mayflower Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Austerfield · 0.8 km

    Austerfield is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north-east of the market town of Bawtry on the A614 road, and adjacent to the hamlet of Newing…

  • Newington, Nottinghamshire · 1.0 km

    Newington is a hamlet in the Bassetlaw district of northern Nottinghamshire, England. It is 138 miles (222 km) north west of London, 34 miles (55 km) north of the county town and city of Nottingham, and 1 mile (1.6 km…

  • Bawtry railway station · 1.2 km

    Bawtry railway station was situated to the east of the town of Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England on the Great Northern Railway main line between Retford and Doncaster.

  • Bawtry Wharf · 1.9 km

    Bawtry Wharf was a small medieval port in the town of Bawtry, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The port operated from a wharf on the River Idle, a small body of water that flowed eastwards inland from Bawtry to the…

  • Church of St Nicholas, Bawtry · 2.1 km

    The Church of St Nicholas, is an Anglican church in the town of Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England. Due to the proximity of the church to the wharves on the River Idle in Bawtry, the church is dedicated to St Nicholas,…

  • Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Bawtry · 2.1 km

    The Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Bawtry was a charity established in Bawtry in the thirteenth century. The surviving chapel building is now a masonic lodge and Grade II listed.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Austerfield?
Austerfield is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
How deprived is Austerfield?
The Doncaster local authority, which includes Austerfield, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.