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Thinking of living on Askern Road? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley New Village Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Bentley High Street Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Don Valley Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 48 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ridgewood School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 49.5 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy Adwick | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 43.7 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Cross Academy | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Doncaster UTC | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waterside School | Independent | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 4.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DN5 0JB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Bentley Park/Scawthorpe Crown Green Bowls Club | 230 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Don Valley Academy | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Golf | Thornhurst Park Golf Club | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Adwick Leisure Complex | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Adwick-Le-Street Cricket Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Area51 | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Football | Goals | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Squash | Doncaster Squash Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Doncaster Racecourse | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Armthorpe Road/Doncaster Rugby Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Eco-Power Stadium | 5.0 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Doncaster Superbowl | 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 Bentley (S Yorks), about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 110k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Askern Road/Alexandra Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 363, 361); 17 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bentley New Village Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Arksey Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Don Valley Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 48 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 550 m away, with Lidl closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Ransome Practice (50 m), with Holden'S Chemist Bentley the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Porters is 2.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 3.6 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, 5 pubs and bars.
Boston & Co is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Bay Horse Hotel the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 175 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Bentley Park, 250 m away; for exercise, PureGym (2.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 48 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 78 km.
Most households own their home, 25% 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.
29 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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