Intake
Doncaster 018 · 6 sub-areas · 9,505 residents
Doncaster 018 is a residential neighbourhood within Doncaster, home to around 9,500 people and noticeably affordable even by South Yorkshire standards. A typical two-bedroom home lets for around £627 a month — well under half the UK national average for a two-bed — and rents rose around 5.7% last year, tracking the wider regional trend.
Intake is a commuter neighbourhood within Doncaster — train into Sheffield runs in around 58 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Intake?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £684 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Intake in Doncaster
Living in Intake
This part of Doncaster is solidly residential in character — owner-occupied streets, a meaningful share of social housing, and a population that skews toward families and settled households rather than the student or young-professional mix you'd find in city-centre postcodes. It doesn't have the buzz of a regeneration quarter, but that's not what most people moving here are looking for.
The cost picture is one of the most compelling arguments for the area. A two-bedroom home at around £627 a month is genuinely cheap by any national measure — roughly half the UK median for the same property type. Even a three-bedroom runs only around £745 a month. For buyers, the median sale price sits at just over £155,000, and the average deposit takes around two and a half years to save on a local salary. That's a figure most of the country would envy.
Just over half of households here own their home, which gives the neighbourhood a stable, settled feel. Around 28% are in social housing — a notably higher share than the Doncaster average — and private renters make up the remaining 16% or so. Around one in five residents holds a degree-level qualification, which is below the national average and reflects the area's working-class character rather than a drawback.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.9 km away — about a 36-minute walk, or a short drive. The majority of residents commute by car: around 62% travel that way, with just under 6% using public transport. Working from home accounts for about one in eight residents. Greenspace is accessible, with the nearest open space around 370 metres away on average. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Doncaster 018 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's affordable, stable, and well-connected by road, with greenspace close by. The trade-off is that crime rates are above the national average and school quality within catchment distance is well below the national norm. For families prioritising cost and space over city-centre buzz, it can work well — but school research is essential before committing.
- What is the rent in Doncaster 018?
- A one-bedroom property averages around £486 a month, a two-bedroom around £627, and a three-bedroom around £745. These are estimates scaled from council-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 5.7% over the past year.
- Is Doncaster 018 safe?
- Crime runs at around 144 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — roughly double the UK national rate of around 80 per 1,000. The area sits in the third deprivation decile nationally, which tends to correlate with higher crime. Street-level data in the sub-areas section below gives a more granular picture.
- What's the commute from Doncaster 018 to the city centre?
- Most residents drive — around 62% commute by car. The nearest mainline rail station is about 2.9 km away (a straight-line distance equivalent to roughly a 36-minute walk). The nearest major employment hub is around 61 minutes away by public transport or car, depending on your destination.
- Who lives in Doncaster 018?
- A mix of families and younger adults, with nearly a quarter of residents under 18. Just over half own their home, around 28% are in social housing, and 16% privately rent. Around one in five holds a degree-level qualification, and the majority of residents were born in the UK.
- What schools are near Doncaster 018?
- There are 80 schools within 2 km of typical addresses in the neighbourhood, but only around 26% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6.3 km away. Individual school research and checking up-to-date Ofsted reports is strongly recommended.
- How affordable is buying a home in Doncaster 018?
- Very affordable by national standards. The median sale price is just over £155,000, and on a typical local salary you'd need around two and a half years to save a deposit. That's one of the more manageable deposit timelines in England.