Doncaster
8 datasets are currently published for Doncaster. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Doncaster compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 89th of 361 (25.9 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 295th of 318 (shared with 2 other local authority districts) (£165,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 67th of 132 (18.3%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Doncaster: 8,355, July 2026 (+4.9% year on year, from 7,965). 8,355 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (4,790, 57%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (1,880). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 11% higher (1,880). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Doncaster: 8,360, July 2026 (+5.0% year on year, from 7,965). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Doncaster: 107.1, June 2026 (+4.4% year on year, from 102.6). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Doncaster: £165,000, Q2 2026 (+2.5% year on year, from £161,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Doncaster: 18.3%, 2024/25 (-2.8 percentage points year on year, from 21.2%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Doncaster: 30, Q1 2026 (+36.4% year on year, from 22). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Doncaster: 323,016, 2025 (+0.9% year on year, from 320,248). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Doncaster: 467, 2025 (-10.4% year on year, from 521). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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