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Cusworth: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Cusworth neighbourhood of Doncaster, England (ONS area Doncaster 016). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes DN5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DN5 8LN.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Doncaster

Cusworth is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Doncaster (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £190,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Doncaster (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Bentley (S Yorks), is about a 21-minute walk 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

£190,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 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 5 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,000

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 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

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 Cusworth sits in Doncaster

  • Typical house price: joint 10th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster
  • Average household income: 7th 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 Cusworth

House prices: Cusworth against Doncaster: This neighbourhood £42k (1995) to £192k (2026); Doncaster £36k (1995) to £182k (2026).£57k£179k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£192kDoncaster£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

1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Doncaster, 2 the other way and 17 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

  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Bentley (S Yorks) Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Sheffield (about 47 min) and Adwick (about 4 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 Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School 290 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Ridgewood School 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2022).

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 Cusworth

What is the typical house price in Cusworth?

£190,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

How does Cusworth compare with the rest of Doncaster?

Typical house price: joint 10th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster. Average household income: 7th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster.

Is Cusworth an affluent area?

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

Is Cusworth gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Cusworth?

Bentley (S Yorks). Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Sheffield (about 47 min) and Adwick (about 4 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Cusworth?

Nearest state primary school. Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School. 290 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Ridgewood School. 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2022).

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.