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On Birch Close, in Sprotbrough
What it's like at DN5 7JY: every home that has sold on Birch Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Birch Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 26 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Birch CloseDetached | Jan 1997 | £100,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Birch CloseDetached | Nov 2014 | £340,000 | 187 m² | £1,818/m² | 2 |
| 6, Birch CloseDetached | Aug 1997 | £96,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2017 | £211,500 | 104 m² | £2,034/m² | 2 |
| 10, Birch CloseDetached | May 2005 | £282,500 | 188 m² | £1,503/m² | 2 |
| 11, Birch CloseDetached | Aug 2020 | £281,000 | 120 m² | £2,342/m² | 2 |
| 14, Birch CloseDetached | Jul 2010 | £180,000 | 101 m² | £1,782/m² | 4 |
| 17, Birch CloseDetached | Apr 2018 | £270,000 | 132 m² | £2,045/m² | 2 |
| 18, Birch CloseTerraced | Dec 2024 | £175,000 | 106 m² | £1,651/m² | 3 |
| 19, Birch CloseDetached | Apr 2017 | £235,000 | 109 m² | £2,156/m² | 1 |
| 20, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £257,500 | 107 m² | £2,407/m² | 3 |
| 21, Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2010 | £359,995 | 73 m² | £4,931/m² | 1 |
| 22, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2024 | £267,400 | 160 m² | £1,671/m² | 2 |
| 23, Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2008 | £354,050 | 73 m² | £4,850/m² | 1 |
| 24, Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2022 | £465,000 | 183 m² | £2,541/m² | 2 |
| 25, Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2017 | £330,000 | 135 m² | £2,444/m² | 2 |
| 26, Birch CloseDetached | Jul 2010 | £309,000 | 135 m² | £2,289/m² | 1 |
| 28, Birch CloseDetached | Jul 2010 | £320,000 | 73 m² | £4,384/m² | 1 |
| 29, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2009 | £335,000 | 135 m² | £2,481/m² | 1 |
| 30, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2010 | £200,000 | 40 m² | £5,000/m² | 1 |
| 31, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2009 | £226,995 | 40 m² | £5,675/m² | 1 |
| 32, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2010 | £200,000 | 40 m² | £5,000/m² | 1 |
| 33, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2008 | £234,995 | 40 m² | £5,875/m² | 1 |
| 34, Birch CloseDetached | May 2010 | £389,995 | 73 m² | £5,342/m² | 1 |
| 35, Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2014 | £365,000 | 73 m² | £5,000/m² | 1 |
| 37, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2008 | £387,552 | 73 m² | £5,309/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Doncaster, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 4.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is Melton Road/Park Drive, 250 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 219); 3 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Richmond Hill Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Astrea Academy Woodfields, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 36.8 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: De Warenne Academy (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Jet Retail Uk, 1.6 km away, with Shire Stores closer still (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park View Surgery (1.3 km), with Greenwell Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Porters is 1.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 4.7 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Pastrama La Mihay Tatu is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and The Ivanhoe the nearest pub (800 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 13 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Stable Gardens, 750 m away; for exercise, Inn-Spired Fitness (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 50 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
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.
1 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.
Doncaster North constituency: Ed Miliband MP (Labour), since May 2005. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,126 (29.4%), turnout 44%. Vote shares: Labour 52%, Conservative 23%, Social Democratic Party 6%, Green Party 6%.
18 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DN5 7JY →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Birch Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 24 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 13 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.7% | 95.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.4% | 2.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 66 min
Nearest: Albert Avenue Pools · about 58 min
Nearest: Elsecar Heritage Railway · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.