United Kingdom · Yorkshire and The Humber · Local Authority
Doncaster
Metropolitan district · Yorkshire and The Humber, England · population ~313k · 128 state-funded schools
Low property prices and council tax are balanced against below-average pay and high crime in Doncaster. A house here costs 4.8 times annual pay, and Band D council tax is the lowest in the region at £2,168. However, median weekly earnings are £697.10, below the Yorkshire and The Humber median, and recorded crime is high at 116.5 per 1,000. Deprivation is also a concern, with a score of 30.29, worse than 88% of England authorities. This suits those prioritising affordability and school quality, with 97% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, over career opportunities and safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Doncaster ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,249/yr
Very low
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
House price
£175,000
Most affordable
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Rent
£684/mo
Most affordable
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,168/yr
Cheapest
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Crime
116.5/1k
Highest
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Deprivation
30.3
Most deprived
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Schools
95.3%
Strong
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
128 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
121 of 127 (95.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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128 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 128 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.