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Doncaster vs Kirklees
Doncaster (Yorkshire and The Humber, England · ~313k people) · Kirklees (Yorkshire and The Humber, England · ~441k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Doncaster leads on 4, Kirklees on 2, 1 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Doncaster
£36,249/yr
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Kirklees
£36,421/yr
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Doncaster
£175,000
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Kirklees
£210,000
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Doncaster: 20% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Doncaster
£684/mo
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Kirklees
£759/mo
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Doncaster: 11% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Doncaster
£2,168/yr
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Kirklees
£2,441/yr
Around UK average
Doncaster: £273 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Doncaster
116.5/1k
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Kirklees
89.2/1k
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Kirklees: 31% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Doncaster
30.3
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Kirklees
25.1
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Kirklees: lower average deprivation score (25.1 vs 30.3).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Doncaster
97.0%
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Kirklees
91.4%
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Doncaster: 5.6 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Doncaster
Rent takes 23% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 4.8× median annual pay
Kirklees
Rent takes 25% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 5.8× median annual pay
Full Doncaster profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Kirklees profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.