Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Town at a glance
- House prices
- £140,500
- Lower prices5th percentile
- Schools
- 49th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 77th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 340.7 per 1,000 residents
- Weak1st percentile
- Flood risk
- 12.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle74th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Town a good place to live?
Town may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. 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
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Town
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 340.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 1st 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 Town
House prices
- Median sale price
- £140,500
- Percentile
- 5th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 132 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 Town
Schools
49th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Town
Flood risk
12.1% 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 10.1% of the area. That is the 74th 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 Town
Transport
77th 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 Town a good place to live?
Town may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Town safe?
Town ranks in the 1st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Town?
The median sale price was £140,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 5th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Town?
Schools rank in the 49th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Town?
Nearby public profiles include Balby South in Doncaster and Gainsborough North in West Lindsey.
