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Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of under 3,000. There are 10 bus stops in the area and the nearest railway station is Doncaster, 3.3 km away. Local facilities include 1 pharmacy and 1 restaurant or café. In June 2026, there were 27 recorded street crimes, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sprotbrough 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
46/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 173rd of 294 English council areas — better than 41% of them.

Low crime4
Home affordability92
Affordable rents93
Good schools84
Life expectancy9
Low deprivation15
Employment26
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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 13° / 8° · 58% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:26

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

30US AQI · Good

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

38 reported · August 2026▲ 65% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour8
  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Vehicle crime5
  • Other theft4

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

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

164 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 116 rated 4–5 ★ (79 top)
  • 19 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Doncaster (3.3 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Doncaster (3.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£172,770 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across Doncaster · to 2026-08

Detached£262,142
Semi-detached£170,150
Terraced£135,446
Flat£89,570

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 (3.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (3.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

34 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Holiday Inn Doncaster (1.6 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)

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

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 19 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

  • Schools6
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés1

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. Class 2 Drivers

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 40% · Wind 38% · Gas 14% · Imports 4%

105 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

10 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in DN5

  • Cheswold Park Hospital
  • The Ransome Practice
  • Don Valley Healthcare

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Sprotbrough · 0.1 km

    Sprotbrough is a village in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 7,548 at the 2021 census. The village is transected by the A1(M) motorway and is situated at the top of the Don Gorge…

  • Don Bridge · 0.6 km

    The Don Bridge is a motorway viaduct in South Yorkshire, England.

  • Sprotbrough and Cusworth · 0.6 km

    Sprotbrough and Cusworth is a civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, with most of its settlements on the western edge of the Doncaster built-up area. It lies between 1 mile (1.6 km) and 4 m…

  • Sprotborough (H&B) railway station · 0.9 km

    Sprotborough (H&B) railway station was a small station on the South Yorkshire Junction Railway, which ran south from Wrangbrook Junction, where it joined the main line of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. It was situated…

  • Sprotborough (SYR) railway station · 1.2 km

    Sprotborough (SYR) railway station was situated on the South Yorkshire Railway's line between Doncaster Cherry Tree Lane and Conisbrough. The station was intended to serve both Sprotbrough and Warmsworth, near Doncast…

  • Don Gorge · 1.2 km

    The Don Gorge is the valley of the River Don to the west of Doncaster, south of the village of Sprotbrough. The gorge is known as a 'green corridor'.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Sprotbrough?
Sprotbrough is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
How deprived is Sprotbrough?
The Doncaster local authority, which includes Sprotbrough, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.