Fishlake
Fishlake is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 370. There are 6 bus stops in the area and the nearest railway station is Hatfield & Stainforth, 2.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 30 recorded street crimes, 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 Fishlake 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
- Doncaster North
- 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
8°CClear
- Today: 12° / 6° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:29
9h 24m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, 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
22 reported · August 2026▼ 15% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Public order4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Other theft2
Neighbourhood team: Doncaster East · South Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Local residents have raised concerns around the way vehicles park near to schools at pick up and drop of times
- Broadway and surrounding streets The issues have been identified from the rise in the number of reports of incidents involving motorbikes…
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
69 food businesses within 2 miles
- 61 rated 4–5 ★ (48 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hatfield & Stainforth (2.6 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hatfield & Stainforth (2.5 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 167.9p · JET (9.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · JET (9.3 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Aldi-Thorne (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds2
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 (Fishlake)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 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
Ed Miliband
Labour
Doncaster North
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,130 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. Delivery Rider - Scooter
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
84% low-carbon electricity
Wind 43% · Biomass 38% · Gas 13% · Imports 3%
98 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
6 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in DN7
- Hatfield Health Centre
- Field Road Surgery
- Dunsville Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster North:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth215 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK181 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation164 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND135 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a public inquiry to review the use of dopamine agonists 118 local signatures · 10,816 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Fishlake · 0.1 kmFishlake is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. In 2001 it had a population of 628, increasing to 682 at the 2011 c…
- Stainforth railway station · 1.6 km
Stainforth railway station was a station on the South Yorkshire Railway's line between Doncaster and Thorne, serving the town of Stainforth, South Yorkshire, England.
Stainforth, South Yorkshire · 1.9 kmStainforth is a town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is around 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Doncaster, close to Hatfield and Thorne. It had a population of 6,342 in the 2001…
Hatfield Colliery · 2.0 kmHatfield Colliery, also known as Hatfield Main Colliery, was a colliery in the South Yorkshire Coalfield, mining the High Hazel coal seam. The colliery was around 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Hatfield, South Yorkshire…
- Stainforth & Barnby Dun (ward) · 2.6 km
Stainforth & Barnby Dun is one of 21 electoral wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, covering the town of Stainforth and Barnby Dun. It is split between the Doncaster Central and No…
Hatfield & Stainforth railway station · 2.6 kmHatfield and Stainforth railway station serves the towns of Hatfield and Stainforth in South Yorkshire, England. It is located 6+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) north east of the main Doncaster station.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fishlake?
- Fishlake is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
- What is the population of Fishlake?
- Fishlake has an approximate settlement population of 370.
- How deprived is Fishlake?
- The Doncaster local authority, which includes Fishlake, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.