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Thinking of living at DN6 7SE? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands | Primary | 300 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Adwick Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Academy Adwick | Secondary | 200 m | Attainment 8: 43.7 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Don Valley Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 48 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ridgewood School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 49.5 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Cross Academy | Secondary | 6.5 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DN6 7SE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Woodlands Park Social/Brodsworth Miners Welfare Crown Green Bowls Club | 500 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Adwick-Le-Street Cricket Club | 660 m | 2 |
| Tennis | Don Valley Academy | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Golf | Owston Hall Hotel Golf Course | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Adwick Leisure Complex | 490 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Area51 | 4.7 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 Adwick, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 176k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Doncaster.
The nearest bus stop is Windmill Balk Lane/Great North Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 351); 28 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Adwick, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 43.7 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Food, 250 m away; Woodlands Library Champions (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Princess Street Medical Centre (350 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Porters is 5.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 6.8 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: 23 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Woodlands Library is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Woodlands Snooker Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 147 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 33 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 206 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Adwick Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Adwick Leisure Centre (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 45 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
34 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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