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Moss

Moss is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 389. There is around 1 restaurant or café, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Hatfield & Stainforth, located 6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Moss 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
Doncaster North
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

21°CSunny

  • Today: 24° / 16° · 8% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:25

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Doncaster North · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Reports include excessive noise, littering , nuisance behaviour, inappropriate use of vehicles and groups gathering in locations where th…
  • The North area is home to a diverse range of communties. Effective community engagement and information sharing are essential to ensure r…

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

7 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hatfield & Stainforth (5.9 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hatfield & Stainforth (6.0 km):

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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: 136.8p · AppleGreen (10.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (10.1 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 400 kW
  • Nearest: Askern Leisure Centre, Doncaster 1 (4.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1

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
  • 6 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

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

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £26,000 avg

e.g. L3 Teaching Assistant - EYFS

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

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Moss, South Yorkshire · 0.0 km

    Moss is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 389, an increase from 290 at the 2001 Census. From 1871 to 1953 the village…

  • Moss railway station · 1.0 km

    Moss railway station served the village of Moss, South Yorkshire, England from 1871 to 1953 on the East Coast Main Line.

  • Fenwick, South Yorkshire · 2.5 km

    Fenwick is a small village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, on the border with North Yorkshire. It was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It is located at an elevation…

  • Thorpe in Balne · 2.6 km

    Thorpe in Balne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 176 at the 2001 census, increasing to 203 at the 2011 Census.

  • Thorpe-in-Balne railway station · 2.8 km

    Thorpe-in-Balne railway station was an unopened railway station on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway. It was situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village of Thorpe in Balne, South Yorkshire, Eng…

  • Kirk Bramwith · 2.9 km

    Kirk Bramwith is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 200 in 2001, increasing to 320 at the 2011 Census. The village centre is located…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Moss?
Moss is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
What is the population of Moss?
Moss has an approximate settlement population of 389.
How deprived is Moss?
The Doncaster local authority, which includes Moss, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.