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Balby Carr: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Balby Carr neighbourhood of Doncaster, England (ONS area Doncaster 028). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes DN1, DN4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DN4 8LR.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Balby Carr is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Doncaster (3 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £164,250 and flats for £106,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Doncaster, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.7 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 17 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£164,250

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£106,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.14; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£45,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.7 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (18,000 jobs in 2024 against 8,617 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Balby Carr sits in Doncaster

Typical house price: 19th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster
Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in Doncaster with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 13th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 17 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Balby Carr

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Doncaster, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 17 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Doncaster, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

Catching up with neighbouring areas
Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Doncaster Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 19 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, Hull Trains and Grand Central to London Kings Cross (92 to 102 min); LNER and Northern to Leeds (30 to 36 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Woodfield Primary School 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Astrea Academy Woodfields 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Balby Carr

What is the typical house price in Balby Carr?

£164,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

How does Balby Carr compare with the rest of Doncaster?

Typical house price: 19th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in Doncaster with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 13th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster.

Is Balby Carr an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Balby Carr gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Balby Carr?

Doncaster. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 19 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, Hull Trains and Grand Central to London Kings Cross (92 to 102 min); LNER and Northern to Leeds (30 to 36 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Balby Carr?

Nearest state primary school. Woodfield Primary School. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Feb 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Astrea Academy Woodfields. 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.