Doncaster

Are you looking to invest in the Yorkshire town of Doncaster – or maybe start a family or begin your further education there? You might want to think about some of these reasons for doing so …

House Prices 🏠

• Most expensive property: £700,000
• Average house price in Doncaster: £145,139
• Cheapest property: £28,250 (terraced, freehold) 

Property Investment 🏠 🏠 

• Although the most expensive property price within the urban area is £700,000, the surrounding countryside offers considerably more substantial country houses, priced in the region of £2,000,000 (or more)
• In the town, the majority of sales have been semi-detached properties
• Now might be the time to buy, as average prices are currently rising at a rate of around 8%, compared to a national average of just 5.8%.

Economy ££

• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council has an economic strategy to the year 2018, with a focus on compatibility with the wider economic growth of the whole Sheffield area
• This places an emphasis on improvement to economic infrastructure and support for those businesses offering quality employment opportunities
• Thanks to its location and ease of access to major cities in the north of England, much of the present economy is based on its role as a transport hub and distribution centre. 

Location and Transport 🚌

• Doncaster is only 20 miles from Sheffield and the two conurbations share use of the international Robin Hood airport
• Fast road access to London and points north is provided through ready access to the M1 and M18 motorways
• A less well-known fact is that Doncaster is the starting point for European Route 13, connecting the northern cities to London. 

Education 🎓 

• Doncaster is making itself a centre of educational excellence through the development of Doncaster Education City, popularly known as the Hub
• Doncaster College also has a campus at the Hub and another at the University Centre. 

Environment 🌷

• Doncaster has a number of parks and gardens of local historical interest, including four which are inscribed in the English Heritage National Register of
• Historic Parks and Gardens;
• In addition, there are a further 26 parks and gardens within the Metropolitan Borough.

Trivia 🎬

Finally, did you know … 

• Travel site TripAdviser cited Doncaster as one of the top 10 up and coming European Towns
• Probably the most famous English steam locomotives, the Flying Scotsman and the Mallard were built in Doncaster – in 1923 and 1938 respectively
• Former Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, is from Doncaster.