Branton

8°COvercast

• Today: 13° / 8° · 47% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:26

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

• 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

12 reported · August 2026▲ 71% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour6
• Shoplifting2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Doncaster South · South Yorkshire

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

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)

68 food businesses within 2 miles

• 58 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kirk Sandall (6.6 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£172,770 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across Doncaster · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (10.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.2 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Jet Petrol Station Doncaster (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds11

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)

• 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

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Doncaster

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

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

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

255 applications decided

83.1% granted · 212 granted, 43 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Lee Pitcher

Labour

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority · directly-elected mayor

• Lab 12
• Con 6
• Ref 34
• Oth 3

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,130 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

84% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 47% · Wind 31% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

98 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

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in DN3

• White House Farm Medical Centre
• Asa Medical Group

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Hold a public inquiry to review the use of dopamine agonists 201 local signatures · 10,816 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK183 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth165 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 148 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals132 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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