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Scawthorpe and Cusworth

Scawthorpe and Cusworth is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. There are around 5 restaurants and cafés, 46 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bentley (South Yorkshire), 1.6 km away. There were around 145 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 Scawthorpe and Cusworth 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

16°CSunny

  • Today: 18° / 12° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:37

13h 12m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

163 reported · July 2026 2% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences60
  • Shoplifting38
  • Anti-social behaviour19
  • Vehicle crime16

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

487 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 337 rated 4–5 ★ (257 top)
  • 56 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bentley (South Yorkshire) (1.6 km)
  • 46 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bentley (South Yorkshire) (1.7 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: 135.8p · AppleGreen (5.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (5.8 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

34 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Sun Pub (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds9

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
  • 15 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

Ed Miliband

Labour

Doncaster North

Recent votes:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

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

  • Schools11
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens20
  • Restaurants & cafés7

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

58% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 43% · Gas 37% · Wind 13% · Imports 5%

199 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Roman Ridge (ward) · 0.2 km

    Roman Ridge—consisting of Cusworth, Scawsby and part of Scawthorpe—is one of 21 electoral wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Doncaster North parliamentary co…

  • Scawsby · 0.2 km

    Scawsby is a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles north-west of the city centre on the A635 road to Barnsley close to its terminus with the A638.

  • Sunnyfields · 0.6 km

    Sunnyfields is a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Scawsby and to the west of Scawthorpe.

  • Cusworth · 0.7 km

    Cusworth is a village and suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, located 2 miles (3.2 km) to its north-west within the civil parish of Sprotbrough and Cusworth and the City of Doncaster, with a population of…

  • Ridgewood School · 0.7 km

    Ridgewood School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Scawsby, Doncaster, England. The school gained academy status in October 2011, and was a specialist Engineering College prior to September 2015.

  • Cusworth Hall · 0.9 km

    Cusworth Hall is an 18th-century Grade I listed country house in Cusworth, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire in the north of England. Set in the landscaped parklands of Cusworth Park, Cusworth Hall is a good example of…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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