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Wroot

Wroot is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 455. There are no listed local amenities or bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Thorne South, 6.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wroot 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
Don Valley
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: 11° / 7° · 38% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, 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

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

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

6 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Thorne South (9.0 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: 168.7p · Asda (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (11.5 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Green Tree Inn (6.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Playgrounds1

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

Planning decisions

255 applications decided

83.1% granted · 212 granted, 43 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Lee Pitcher

Labour

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens4

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. KS2 Teacher (Primary)

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

86% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 42% · Wind 39% · Gas 8% · Imports 6%

83 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in DN9

  • South Axholme Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme:

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wroot?
Wroot is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
What is the population of Wroot?
Wroot has an approximate settlement population of 455.
How deprived is Wroot?
The Doncaster local authority, which includes Wroot, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.