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Electoral wardE05010740

Norton & Askern ward, Doncaster

Norton & Askern is one of 21 electoral wards of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 15,236 residents in 6,557 households — 158 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Doncaster North constituency.

Residents, 202115,236council ward average 14,672
Households6,5572.32 residents per household
Density158/ km²about 96.43 km² · Doncaster 542
Aged 65+22.0%Doncaster: 19.4% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 747
5–95.4% · 828
10–157.6% · 1,163
16–194.2% · 646
20–244.9% · 750
25–3411.5% · 1,746
35–4917.2% · 2,619
50–6422.2% · 3,382
65–7412.4% · 1,883
75–847.1% · 1,087
85+2.5% · 384

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.4% · 1,209
1 car or van39.8% · 2,612
2 cars or vans30.0% · 1,964
3 or more11.8% · 772
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Doncaster overall: 62.8% owned, 17.0% social rented, 19.4% private rented.

Owned outright39.8% · 2,610
With mortgage30.0% · 1,968
Shared ownership0.5% · 36
Social rented13.0% · 855
Private rented16.4% · 1,075
Lives rent free0.2% · 13

Type of home

Detached house37.1% · 2,435
Semi-detached house41.9% · 2,748
Terraced house16.4% · 1,077
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 171
Converted house0.5% · 36
Other conversion0.2% · 13
Above shop / office0.4% · 28
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 49
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010740
Constituency
Doncaster North
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Density rank in council
20 of 21

Parishes in the ward

AskernBurghwallisFenwickFishlakeKirk BramwithMossNortonOwstonSykehouseThorpe in Balne

Council offices in this ward

Other wards in the same constituency

All 21 wards of Doncaster

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.