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Thorne

Thorne is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 17,295. It has around 1 GP surgery, around 3 pharmacies, around 1 supermarket, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 39 bus stops, and Thorne North railway station 0.7 km away. There were around 117 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 Thorne 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
Don Valley
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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 13° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 14° · 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

98 reported · July 2026 16% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences41
  • Anti-social behaviour16
  • Vehicle crime9
  • Criminal damage & arson7

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

101 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 81 rated 4–5 ★ (58 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Thorne North (0.7 km)
  • 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Thorne North (0.7 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: 154.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Jet (4.9 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 400 kW
  • Nearest: Bridge Street Car Park, Doncaster 2 (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches13
  • Golf courses1
  • 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)

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
  • 20 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

Lee Pitcher

Labour

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • 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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

28 jobs advertised · £31,601 avg

e.g. Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time, Mult Skilled Engineer (Mechanical, Warehouse Operative

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 61% · Gas 19% · Imports 8% · Solar 8%

148 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 East and the Isle of Axholme:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Thorne & Moorends (ward) · 0.3 km

    Thorne & Moorends—consisting of the town of Thorne, plus Moorends and Waterside—is one of 21 electoral wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Thorne and Moorends elect three councill…

  • Thorne (Old) railway station · 0.6 km

    Thorne (Old) railway station was the second railway station built by the South Yorkshire Railway to serve the town of Thorne, South Yorkshire, England. It was situated near the town centre on the first stage of the ca…

  • Thorne Waterside railway station · 0.6 km

    Thorne Waterside railway station, sometimes referred to as "Thorne Lock" because of its location, was built by the South Yorkshire Railway as the terminus of its line from Doncaster. It was the first railway station t…

  • Thorne, South Yorkshire · 0.7 km

    Thorne is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It has a population of 16,592, increasing to 17,295 a…

  • Trinity Academy, Thorne · 0.7 km

    Trinity Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school in the English Academy programme, at Thorne near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Thorne North railway station · 0.7 km

    Thorne North railway station is a station on the Hull and Doncaster Branch serving the market town of Thorne, South Yorkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Thorne?
Thorne is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
What is the population of Thorne?
Thorne has an approximate settlement population of 17,295.
How deprived is Thorne?
The Doncaster local authority, which includes Thorne, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.