Renting in Doncaster

Average Rent in Doncaster: £775/mo

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Median asking rent across 3,623 live Doncaster listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£775 /month

3,623 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Doncaster by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£575/mo	118
1 bed	£595/mo	1,007
2 bed	£795/mo	932
3 bed	£925/mo	867
4+ bed	£1,350/mo	292
Room (house share)	£520/mo	407

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Doncaster

What it costs to rent in Doncaster

Doncaster currently has 3,623 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £775 a month. 103 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 56% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DN17 at around £595/mo, while S81 sits nearer £1,050/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Doncaster around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Doncaster by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 3,623 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Doncaster

£575/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Doncaster is £575 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £775, based on 118 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Doncaster

£595/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Doncaster is £595 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £775, based on 1,007 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Doncaster

£795/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Doncaster is £795 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £775, based on 932 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Doncaster

£925/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Doncaster is £925 a month, 19% above the city-wide median of £775, based on 867 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Doncaster

£1,350/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Doncaster is £1,350 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £775, based on 292 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Doncaster

£520/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Doncaster house share is £520 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £775, based on 407 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £691/mo (Jul 26, +5.8% YoY).

Latest

£691

Jul 26

Annual

+5.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£539

Aug 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 27% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£691/mo

£8,292/yr

Median pay

£31,119/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

27%

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Doncaster

Flats & apartments

985

37% of listings

Houses

1252

47% of listings

Rooms

407

15% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 1,273 houses currently advertised in Doncaster.

Terraced
41%522
Semi-detached
27%349
Other house
25%324
Detached
5%58
Bungalow
2%20

Rent by postcode

Where Doncaster rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,561 live listings in 32 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Doncaster

1S81£1,050/mo5 rentals
2S60£1,013/mo14 rentals
3S26£995/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Doncaster

1DN17£595/mo5 rentals
2DN21£625/mo5 rentals
3DN1£650/mo685 rentals

Features · Doncaster

Garden, parking, and floor area in Doncaster

Live signal across 3,623 Doncaster rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

76%

of 572 Doncaster listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

81%

of 632 Doncaster listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Doncaster this week

103 homes came onto the Doncaster rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

103 new this weekUpdated today

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Doncaster

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Doncaster has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 40 of 40 postcode districts analysed, the median was 161 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Doncaster is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

161 crimes per area (median)
40 of 40 postcode districts covered
Data: September 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 July 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: Anti-social behaviour (23) · pop. ~14,000
5.2
per 1k
Balby
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (106) · pop. ~17,000
22
per 1k
Wheatley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (192) · pop. ~15,000
45
per 1k
Hexthorpe
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (202) · pop. ~7,000
94
per 1k
Cantley
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (46) · pop. ~8,000
17
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

1119

OnTheMarket

632

OpenRent

596

PrimeLocation

485

SpareRoom

407

Leaders

384

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Frequently asked

Renting in Doncaster — your questions answered

How much is rent in Doncaster?

The average (median) asking rent in Doncaster is £775 a month — a 1-bed is £595 and a 2-bed £795, based on 3,623 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Doncaster?

The median asking rent for a studio in Doncaster is £575 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £775, based on 118 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Doncaster?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Doncaster is £595 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £775, based on 1,007 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Doncaster?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Doncaster is £795 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £775, based on 932 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Doncaster?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Doncaster is £925 a month, 19% above the city-wide median of £775, based on 867 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Doncaster?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Doncaster is £1,350 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £775, based on 292 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Doncaster?

The median asking rent for a room in a Doncaster house share is £520 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £775, based on 407 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Doncaster?

There are currently 3,623 rental properties available in Doncaster, with 103 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 161 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

Across Yorkshire and the Humber

Average rent across Yorkshire and the Humber

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