Doncaster: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£262,000

Semi-detached

£169,565

Terraced

£134,831

Flat or maisonette

£89,652

First-time buyers

£156,020

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  291,657 in 1991 → 319,765 in 2024 (+9.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £108,494 in 2005 → £172,305 in 2026 (+58.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £356 in 2008 → £602 in 2025 (+69.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  68.8% in 2004 → 74.5% in 2023 (+8.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.3% in 2001 → 4.2% in 2025 (+27.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,536 in 1997 → £20,640 in 2024 (+141.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Doncaster; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work14.0% (2024) · 18th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.0× earnings (April 2025) · 24th lowest of 316
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.4% (January 2026) · 34th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 132nd highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• No qualifications · Education & skills19.6% (2023) · 293rd lowest of 293
• Productivity · Economy & work£29.8 per hour (2023) · 344th highest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills51.1% (2023) · 331st highest of 348
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing36.1% (2024/25) · 280th lowest of 296

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.7 years · England 80.0 · 127th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.7 years · England 83.8 · 134th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)55.1 years · England 60.9 · 137th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)55.4 years · England 61.3 · 129th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)412.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 131st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)14.1% · England 10.4 · 131st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)71.5% · England 64.6 · 132nd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.5% · England 68.3 · 95th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.7 score · England 46.0 · 96th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.9% · England 5.8 · 103rd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)31.0% · England 19.8 · 137th lowest of 153