Braithwell
Braithwell is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 804. It has 14 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Conisbrough, 5.4 km away. There were around 17 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Braithwell area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Doncaster area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 173rd of 294 English council areas — better than 41% of them.
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
15°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 15° / 8° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:36
9h 37m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
55US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
9 reported · August 2026▼ 31% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Criminal damage & arson1
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
467 reported road collisions (2025)
163 killed or seriously injured · 620 casualties · 15.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
103 food businesses within 2 miles
- 95 rated 4–5 ★ (87 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Conisbrough (5.4 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Conisbrough (5.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£172,770 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across Doncaster · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£694 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £493
- 2 bed £636
- 3 bed £757
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
3,839 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (4.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (4.5 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
22 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Maltby (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,447
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,254
- Net moves+2,193
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 44 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
23% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
143 schools · 49,423 pupils
98 primary · 20 secondary · 25 other
Ofsted: 64 of 67 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
128 inspected 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
290 CQC-registered services
- Care homes81
- GP practices47
- Dentists58
- Homecare agencies72
- Hospitals & hospices10
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Doncaster
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Braithwell)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
255 applications decided
83.1% granted · 212 granted, 43 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sally Jameson
Labour (Co-op)
Doncaster Central
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
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
- Parks & greens3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,130 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £16,224 avg
e.g. Moped Delivery Driver, Car Delivery Driver, Delivery Driver / Car
Source: Adzuna
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
75% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 52% · Gas 16% · Wind 13% · Imports 9%
127 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · 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
9 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in S66
- Wickersley Health Centre
- Morthen Road Surgery
- Village Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster Central:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND192 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a public inquiry to review the use of dopamine agonists 173 local signatures · 10,816 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth164 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK141 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months115 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Braithwell · 0.1 kmBraithwell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north from Maltby and 3 miles (5 km) south-east from Conisbrough. According to…
Micklebring · 1.4 kmMicklebring is a small village in the civil parish of Braithwell, South Yorkshire, to the south-west of Doncaster.
Clifton, Doncaster · 2.2 kmClifton is a small village to the south-west of Doncaster, within the boundary of the civil parish of Conisbrough Parks, which had a population of 385 at the 2001 Census, reducing to 374 at the 2011 Census.
Maltby, South Yorkshire · 2.2 kmMaltby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located 6 miles (10 km) east of Rotherham and 10 miles (…
Stainton, South Yorkshire · 2.2 kmStainton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.
Maltby Academy · 2.4 kmMaltby Academy is an academy school in the former mining town of Maltby in South Yorkshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Braithwell?
- Braithwell is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
- What is the population of Braithwell?
- Braithwell has an approximate settlement population of 804.
- How deprived is Braithwell?
- The Doncaster local authority, which includes Braithwell, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.