Bessacarr
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Bessacarr at a glance
- House prices
- £200,000
- Lower prices20th percentile
- Schools
- 27th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 37th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 99.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak25th percentile
- Flood risk
- 5.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle54th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bessacarr a good place to live?
Bessacarr may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Doncaster below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bessacarr
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 99.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 25th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bessacarr
House prices
- Median sale price
- £200,000
- Percentile
- 20th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 197 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bessacarr
Schools
27th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bessacarr
Flood risk
5.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 54th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bessacarr
Transport
37th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bessacarr a good place to live?
Bessacarr may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bessacarr safe?
Bessacarr ranks in the 25th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bessacarr?
The median sale price was £200,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 20th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bessacarr?
Schools rank in the 27th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bessacarr?
Nearby public profiles include Norton & Askern in Doncaster and Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall in Doncaster.
