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Stainforth

Stainforth is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 6,483. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 8 restaurants and cafés, 29 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hatfield & Stainforth, 0.9 km away. There were around 129 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 Stainforth 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

22°CCloudy

  • Today: 22° / 14° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:27

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom

Crime

116 reported · July 2026 2% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences36
  • Anti-social behaviour21
  • Criminal damage & arson16
  • Burglary10

1 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Doncaster East · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Horse and traps and young people are involved in anti social behaviour in Thorne Town Center This is affecting business in the town cente…
  • 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

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

82 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 74 rated 4–5 ★ (50 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hatfield & Stainforth (1.4 km)
  • 25 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hatfield & Stainforth (1.4 km):

Loading live departures…

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 (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 400 kW
  • Nearest: Starbucks (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds4

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
  • 14 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:

  • 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
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

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

  • Schools3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £30,191 avg

e.g. Trainee Driving Instructor - Stainforth, South Yorkshire, England, Maintenance Operative, Blinds and Curtains Installer

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 64% · Gas 14% · Imports 9% · Solar 9%

133 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Stainforth railway station · 0.2 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 · 0.7 km

    Stainforth 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…

  • Stainforth & Barnby Dun (ward) · 1.2 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…

  • Doncaster Greyhound Stadium · 1.2 km

    Doncaster Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Stainforth, near Doncaster, England.

  • Hatfield & Stainforth railway station · 1.4 km

    Hatfield 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.

  • Hatfield Colliery · 1.4 km

    Hatfield 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Stainforth?
Stainforth is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
What is the population of Stainforth?
Stainforth has an approximate settlement population of 6,483.
How deprived is Stainforth?
The Doncaster local authority, which includes Stainforth, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.