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Thinking of living at DN6 8RQ? 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 station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owston Park Primary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| Carcroft Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Adwick Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands | Primary | 2.9 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3.3 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Academy Adwick | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 43.7 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Campsmount Academy | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Don Valley Academy | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 48 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DN6 8RQ, 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 | Carcroft Wmc Crown Green Bowls Club | 870 m | 3 |
| Golf | Owston Hall Hotel Golf Course | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Adwick-Le-Street Cricket Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Adwick Leisure Complex | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Campsmount Academy | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Askern Greyhound Stadium | 5.0 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, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 176k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Doncaster.
The nearest bus stop is Crossfield Lane/Laurel Terrace, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 351, 361, 461); 18 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
The nearest primary school is Owston Park Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 49% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Adwick, 2.5 km away; Attainment 8: 43.7 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 1.3 km away, with B P Service Station closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Great North Medical Group (1.0 km), with Weldricks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Spirals is 4.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 8.3 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Lucky Star is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Skellow Social Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 116 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Adwick Park, 2.3 km away; for exercise, Adwick Leisure Centre (2.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 44 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 76 km.
Most households own their home, 17% 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.
11 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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