Renting in Doncaster

Average Rent in Doncaster

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The average rent in Doncaster is £700/mo, with 2,877 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Doncaster rental appears.

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Renting in Doncaster

What it costs to rent in Doncaster

Doncaster currently has 2,877 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £700 a month. 126 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 55% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DN31 at around £120/mo, while CB1 sits nearer £2,100/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Doncaster rental market at a glance

2,877

Active rentals in Doncaster

£700/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Doncaster

Median monthly rent, based on 2,877 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£595/mo	832
2 bed	£795/mo	697
3 bed	£925/mo	661
4+ bed	£1,375/mo	249
Room	£520/mo	343

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Doncaster rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Doncaster. Latest: £684/mo (Mar 26, +5.7% YoY).

Latest

£684

Mar 26

Annual

+5.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£533

Apr 21

Total change

+28%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Doncaster pay goes on rent?

Renters in Doncaster spend an estimated 26% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£684/mo

£8,208/yr

Median pay

£31,119/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

26%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Doncaster

Most Doncaster homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 143,940 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.88

≈ Band A–B

Stock

144k

143,940 properties

A
57%82,640
B
19%26,990
C
11%16,050
D
7%10,070
E
3%4,830
F
2%2,260
G
1%970
H
0%140

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Doncaster

94% of Doncaster premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

94%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

487 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
94%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Doncaster), July 2025, covering 143,562 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Doncaster homes

40% of Doncaster homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

126k

125,807 EPCs

A
0%482
B
11%13,569
C
29%35,904
D
43%54,123
E
14%17,084
F
3%3,584
G
1%1,061

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Doncaster. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Doncaster

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Doncaster centroid. The five closest:

1
Hall Cross Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · DN1 2HY
0.16 mi
2
Doncaster UTC
Secondary · University technical college · DN1 3BF
0.21 mi
3
Town Field Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · DN1 2JS
0.37 mi
4
Atlas Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · DN1 3QP
0.52 mi
5
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · DN4 0JN
0.76 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Doncaster centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Doncaster

Flats & apartments

792

37% of listings

Houses

978

46% of listings

Rooms

343

16% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Doncaster — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 39% of the 996 houses currently advertised in Doncaster.

Terraced
39%389
Other house
28%275
Semi-detached
27%267
Detached
5%48
Bungalow
2%17

Rent by postcode

Where Doncaster rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,468 live listings in 77 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Doncaster

1CB1£2,100/mo3 rentals
2CV32£2,050/mo4 rentals
3CO4£2,000/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Doncaster

1DN31£120/mo8 rentals
2DN14£128/mo26 rentals
3DN32£128/mo40 rentals

Features · Doncaster

Garden, parking, and floor area in Doncaster

Live signal across 2,877 Doncaster rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

75%

of 463 Doncaster listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

79%

of 483 Doncaster listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Doncaster

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Doncaster has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 40 of 40 postcode districts analysed, the median was 175 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Doncaster is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

175 crimes per area (median)
40 of 40 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Doncaster’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Doncaster

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Bessacarr has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Doncaster.

Bessacarr
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (21) · pop. ~14,000
5.4
per 1k
Balby
Typical for city
Most common: Shoplifting (139) · pop. ~17,000
27
per 1k
Wheatley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (219) · pop. ~15,000
38
per 1k
Hexthorpe
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (262) · pop. ~7,000
108
per 1k
Cantley
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (44) · pop. ~8,000
14
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Doncaster listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Doncaster.

Rightmove

848

OpenRent

537

OnTheMarket

455

Leaders

358

SpareRoom

343

PrimeLocation

336

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Frequently asked

Renting in Doncaster — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Doncaster?

The median rent in Doncaster is £700/month based on 2877 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Doncaster?

There are currently 2877 rental properties available in Doncaster, with 126 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Doncaster safe for renters?

Doncaster has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 175 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Doncaster?

The most commonly reported crime category in Doncaster is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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