Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at DN5 8XG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the GP is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkby Avenue Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Scawsby Junior Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Bentley High Street Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Doncaster UTC | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Cross Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Don Valley Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 48 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| XP School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 1.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| XP East | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 36.9 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sycamore Hall Preparatory School | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
| Waterside School | Independent | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 4.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Padel Master (Doncaster) | 50 m | 9 |
| Bowls | MAYBE DISUSED Bentley Park/Scawthorpe | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Hall Cross Academy Upper Site | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Cycling | The Dome Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Sprotbrough Cricket Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Area51 | 390 m | 2 |
| Squash | Doncaster Squash Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Football | Goals | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Golf | Doncaster Town Moor Golf Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Eco-Power Stadium | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Doncaster Superbowl | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Doncaster Racecourse | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | The Dome Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Tall Trees Yoga and Pilates | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Armthorpe Road/Doncaster Rugby Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Doncaster, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 4.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is York Road/Sprotborough Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 354, X19, 351, 353); 44 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Kirkby Avenue Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Arksey Primary School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Doncaster UTC, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 48.6 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is WM Morrisons, under 50 m away; Morrisons Daily (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Scawsby Health Centre Practice (1.4 km), with Weldricks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Porters is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 2.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 66% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Mcdonalds Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Three Horse Shoes the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 135 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Black Park, 1.5 km away; for exercise, PureGym (under 50 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 50 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 78 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
24 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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