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Bessacarr Bawtry Road: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bessacarr Bawtry Road neighbourhood of Doncaster, England (ONS area Doncaster 025). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes DN4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DN4 7AG.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Bessacarr Bawtry Road is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Doncaster (5 of 20 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £242,500 and flats for £105,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Doncaster (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Doncaster, is 4.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

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

Typical house price

£242,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£105,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +0% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

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 -0.17; 3 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 9 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 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£54,500

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

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

Slower than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Bessacarr Bawtry Road sits in Doncaster

Typical house price: 5th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 5 neighbourhoods in Doncaster with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 3rd 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 Bessacarr Bawtry Road

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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Doncaster, 2000 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

3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Doncaster, 5 the other way and 12 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

Recorded crime
Air quality
Home improvement applications

Falling behind the borough

Resale prices
Anti-social behaviour
Income deprivation ranking
Schools improving
Catching up with neighbouring areas

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Doncaster Railway station, 4.2 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 Bessacarr Primary 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
Nearest state secondary school The McAuley Catholic High School 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023).

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 Bessacarr Bawtry Road

What is the typical house price in Bessacarr Bawtry Road?

£242,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

How does Bessacarr Bawtry Road compare with the rest of Doncaster?

Typical house price: 5th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 5 neighbourhoods in Doncaster with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster.

Is Bessacarr Bawtry Road an affluent area?

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

Is Bessacarr Bawtry Road gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.17; 3 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bessacarr Bawtry Road?

Doncaster. Railway station, 4.2 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 Bessacarr Bawtry Road?

Nearest state primary school. Bessacarr Primary. 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The McAuley Catholic High School. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023).

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.