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Thinking of living at DN7 5RW? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Toft Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 38% met the expected standard |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Ash Hill Academy | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fieldgate School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
Every primary near DN7 5RW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Kingswood Golf Centre | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Thorpe Marsh PS/Kirk Sandall/Pilkington Crown Green Bowls Club | 4.5 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 Hatfield & Stainforth, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 72k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Doncaster.
The nearest bus stop is Princess Avenue/Junction Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 24 minutes on weekdays (routes 387, 386, 387A); 35 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (25 by car).
The nearest primary school is Long Toft Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 53% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Ash Hill Academy, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 46.9 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Supermarket, 900 m away, with One Stop closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Field Road Surgery (300 m), with Weldricks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Pro Fade is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 9.9 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, 6 pubs and bars.
Bliss Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The New Inn the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 179 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 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 100 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Jubilee Fields, 2.8 km away.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Humberside is 45 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 87 km.
31 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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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.