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Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun neighbourhood of Doncaster, England (ONS area Doncaster 007). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes DN2, DN3, DN7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DN3 1HQ.

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

Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Doncaster (4 of 18 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £190,000 (median resale price, 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 station, Kirk Sandall, is about a 9-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; +26% 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 -0.14; 1 of 18 signals up, 4 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 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£47,000

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 Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun sits in Doncaster

  • Typical house price: joint 10th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster
  • Average household income: 11th 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 Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun

House prices: Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun against Doncaster: This neighbourhood £45k (1995) to £205k (2026); Doncaster £36k (1995) to £182k (2026).£57k£184k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£205kDoncaster£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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Doncaster, 4 the other way and 13 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

Falling behind the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving
  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Kirk Sandall Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (670 m in a straight line). About 2.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Doncaster (about 9 min) and Hull (about 59 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 Barnby Dun Primary Academy 980 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Hungerhill School 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Dec 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 Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun

What is the typical house price in Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun?

£190,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

How does Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun compare with the rest of Doncaster?

Typical house price: joint 10th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster. Average household income: 11th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Doncaster.

Is Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun an affluent area?

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

Is Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 1 of 18 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun?

Kirk Sandall. Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (670 m in a straight line). About 2.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Doncaster (about 9 min) and Hull (about 59 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun?

Nearest state primary school. Barnby Dun Primary Academy. 980 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Hungerhill School. 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Dec 2024).

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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.