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Cantley Park: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Cantley Park neighbourhood of Doncaster, England (ONS area Doncaster 024). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes DN4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DN4 6NP.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Cantley Park is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Doncaster (4 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £167,250 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Doncaster (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Doncaster, is 4.7 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

£167,250

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average 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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.16; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£41,000

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 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 Cantley Park sits in Doncaster

  • Typical house price: 17th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster
  • Average household income: 17th lowest 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 Cantley Park

House prices: Cantley Park against Doncaster: This neighbourhood £43k (1995) to £160k (2026); Doncaster £36k (1995) to £182k (2026).£54k£163k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£160kDoncaster£182k
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

4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Doncaster, 1 the other way and 14 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

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Air quality
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Schools improving

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Doncaster Railway station, 4.7 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 Hawthorn Primary School 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school The McAuley Catholic High School 860 m 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 Cantley Park

What is the typical house price in Cantley Park?

£167,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% against 2017-2019.

How does Cantley Park compare with the rest of Doncaster?

Typical house price: 17th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster. Average household income: 17th lowest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster.

Is Cantley Park an affluent area?

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

Is Cantley Park gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.16; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Cantley Park?

Doncaster. Railway station, 4.7 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 Cantley Park?

Nearest state primary school. Hawthorn Primary School. 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The McAuley Catholic High School. 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023).

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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.