Yorkshire · England
Living in Doncaster
A South Yorkshire city with a proud racing and railway heritage and superb national connections.
Population around 110,000
What Doncaster is like
Doncaster offers excellent value family housing and green suburbs, well placed between Sheffield, Leeds and the countryside, with fast trains in every direction.
Education
University Centre Doncaster and nearby universities in Sheffield and Leeds serve the city.
Getting around
On the East Coast Main Line, with direct trains to London in around 90 minutes and Doncaster Sheffield’s road links.
Jobs & economy
Logistics and distribution, rail engineering, and a growing digital sector.
The property market
The average home in Doncaster sold for £173,624 (April 2026, UK House Price Index). That is an area average across all property types, a useful benchmark rather than a valuation of any single home.
In a nutshell
- Excellent value housing
- Fast East Coast rail links
- Famous racecourse
- Central for Yorkshire