Yorkshire and The Humber · Metropolitan district

Doncaster

2026/27 view

Doncaster · ONS E08000017

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

25/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Significant pressure

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 29 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover29
Debt burden39
Liquidity0
Debt direction18
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £495.75m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£3.94m 0.8%
Service expenditure £534.98m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£40.62m 8.2%
Unallocated reserves £12.66m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£3.30m 20.7%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £534.98m
38.6%
2020/21: £385.88m 2021/22: £413.49m 2022/23: £447.50m 2023/24: £494.36m 2024/25: £534.98m
Net revenue expenditure £301.50m
43.2%
2020/21: £210.52m 2021/22: £234.14m 2022/23: £264.11m 2023/24: £286.29m 2024/25: £301.50m
Council Tax requirement £146.40m
21.3%
2020/21: £120.70m 2021/22: £122.25m 2022/23: £130.41m 2023/24: £138.02m 2024/25: £146.40m
Unallocated reserves £12.66m
43.9%
2020/21: £22.57m 2021/22: £22.41m 2022/23: £14.29m 2023/24: £15.96m 2024/25: £12.66m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads13.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 46 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways3.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 38 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads3.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 21 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways3.0% red
Good 73.0%Amber 24.0%Red 3.0%
B & C roads3.0% red
Good 77.0%Amber 20.0%Red 3.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 2.0%2022/23: 3.0%2023/24: 3.0%2024/25: 3.0%2015/16: 3.0%2016/17: 3.0%2017/18: 3.0%2018/19: 4.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 2.0%2022/23: 4.0%2023/24: 4.0%2024/25: 3.0%2015/16: 22.0%2016/17: 21.0%2017/18: 22.0%2018/19: 24.0%2019/20: 23.0%2020/21: 17.0%2021/22: 18.0%2022/23: 13.0%2023/24: 13.0%2024/25: 13.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads10.2%162 km network
B, C & unclassified2.1%1,466 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing2.5%Preservation7.6%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Doncaster, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
46.7%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

1.4 percentage points vs 2023/24
26 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste508.3 kgper household−21.4 kg year on year
Waste collected429.1 kgper resident−12.7 kg year on year
Household waste138,031tonnes collected64,456 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

64,456 t recycled, composted or reused 73,576 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

46.7%
2015/16: 45.5%2016/17: 47.0%2017/18: 45.8%2018/19: 46.4%2019/20: 46.4%2020/21: 43.4%2021/22: 44.8%2022/23: 43.6%2023/24: 45.3%2024/25: 46.7%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Doncaster.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
145 Open schools
49,424 Pupils
56,361 School places
87.7% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Doncaster.

Attainment 8
44.7
Yorkshire and The Humber 44.5
England 46.1
1.4 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
44.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 43.9%
England 45.4%
1.3 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
25.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 38.2%
England 40.5%
15.2 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.01

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

43.9 18/19
46.7 19/20
47.0 20/21
45.5 21/22
44.6 22/23
44.1 23/24
44.7 24/25
Education context

Doncaster's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with Yorkshire and The Humber and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Doncaster, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£175,000
+ 25.0% over five years
Median resident earnings
£34,967
+ 20.5% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Doncaster.

£691 / month
+ 5.8% in the last year
July 2026
Doncaster
£691
+ 5.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
£864
+ 5.0%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber £173 less per month
Compared with England £760 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Doncaster
5.00×
Yorkshire and The Humber
5.97×
England
7.64×
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received255this quarter+52 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided218this quarter−15 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
91.7%approved
Overall approval rate200 granted18 refused+8.5 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

87.6%
Rank 214 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.9 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major1291.7%83.3% Minor7788.3%79.2% Other12993.8%93.0%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 2642024 Q3: 2492024 Q4: 2402025 Q1: 2352025 Q2: 2352025 Q3: 2382025 Q4: 2032026 Q1: 2552024 Q2: 3132024 Q3: 2552024 Q4: 2352025 Q1: 2032025 Q2: 2142025 Q3: 2632025 Q4: 2332026 Q1: 218
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

213%
Required1,619homes over three years
Delivered3,445homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Doncaster, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 37,494 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 117.3 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 2.8% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Doncaster Your council
117.3 − 2.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber Region
96.1 − 3.3%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Doncaster has a recorded crime rate 22.1% above Yorkshire and The Humber. It is 40.5% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

South Yorkshire
Violence 13,910
43.5 per 1,000 + 1.3%
Theft 11,381
35.6 per 1,000 − 7.5%
Public order 2,984
9.3 per 1,000 − 5.4%
Criminal damage 3,787
11.8 per 1,000 − 5.3%
Shoplifting 3,472
10.9 per 1,000 − 7.3%
Vehicle offences 3,080
9.6 per 1,000 − 1.6%
Burglary 1,960
6.1 per 1,000 − 18.6%
Drug offences 1,380
4.3 per 1,000 − 12.4%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Doncaster.

145 schools
Open schools 145
Pupils 49,424
School places 56,361
Capacity used 87.7%
Primary 98 schools
27,993 pupils
Other / specialist 25 schools
2,097 pupils
Secondary 20 schools
19,334 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 16
11.0% of open schools
Previous full framework 81
55.9% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 30
20.7% of open schools
No Ofsted record 17
11.7% of open schools
No published outcome 1
0.7% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

16 schools assessed
Achievement 16 assessed
Expected standard 11
Strong standard 3
Needs attention 2
Attendance & behaviour 16 assessed
Strong standard 9
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Curriculum & teaching 16 assessed
Expected standard 8
Strong standard 6
Needs attention 2
Inclusion 16 assessed
Strong standard 8
Expected standard 7
Exceptional 1
Leadership & governance 16 assessed
Expected standard 9
Strong standard 7
Personal development 16 assessed
Strong standard 10
Expected standard 5
Exceptional 1
Safeguarding 16 assessed
Met 16
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 3
Good 53
Requires improvement 2
Not judged 23
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Adwick Primary School URN 150802 · DN6 7SH Primary 370 459 Good
Arksey Primary School URN 106676 · DN5 0TE Primary 76 140 Renewed framework
Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy URN 138705 · DN3 2DG Primary 462 500 Ungraded inspection
Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy URN 146706 · DN6 0PZ Primary 166 112 Good
Askern Moss Road Infant Academy URN 146672 · DN6 0NE Primary 117 120 Good
Atlas Academy URN 144950 · DN1 3QP Primary 423 440 Not judged
Auckley Primary Academy URN 137335 · DN9 3JN Primary 246 210 Ungraded inspection
Balby Central Primary Academy URN 143962 · DN4 0LL Primary 448 480 Good
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 319,765 2024
Yorkshire and The Humber region 5,672,962
Doncaster represents 5.64% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+11,327 residents ↑ 3.7%
2019: 308,438 residents2020: 308,185 residents2021: 308,697 residents2022: 311,395 residents2023: 315,428 residents2024: 319,765 residents
Doncaster +3.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber +3.8%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Doncaster's population grew over five years. Its change was broadly in line with the Yorkshire and The Humber and 0.6 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Doncaster?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Doncaster compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 77.7 years
2.3 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 81.7 years
2.1 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
55.1
5.8 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
55.4
5.9 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
195.8 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
101.2 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
142.8 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
28.6 per 100,000
England 19.4
Worse
Respiratory disease 2025
43.6 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
14.1 per 100,000
England 10.9
Worse
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Doncaster 14.1% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Doncaster 71.5% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Doncaster 60.8% England 64.6%
Worse
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Doncaster 651.5 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
29.2%
Doncaster 29.2% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
40.3%
Doncaster 40.3% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
40.3%
Doncaster 40.3% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Worse
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
82.7%
Doncaster 82.7% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Similar
Bowel cancer screening 2025
72.9%
Doncaster 72.9% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Similar
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
67.7 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.5%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Doncaster?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 49,042 15.3% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +6.8% +3,127 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.5% +249 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Doncaster LOCAL AUTHORITY
15.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber REGION
13.6%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
49,081 45,462 41,842
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.4 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.9 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

37.8%
12.2 6.3
2011: 11.85 µg/m³ 2012: 11.40 µg/m³ 2013: 12.22 µg/m³ 2014: 11.79 µg/m³ 2015: 8.99 µg/m³ 2016: 8.82 µg/m³ 2017: 7.83 µg/m³ 2018: 8.54 µg/m³ 2019: 9.36 µg/m³ 2020: 6.35 µg/m³ 2021: 6.66 µg/m³ 2022: 6.26 µg/m³ 2023: 7.20 µg/m³ 2024: 7.38 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 37.8%
5 years ↓ 21.2%
10 years ↓ 37.4%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 9.0 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 2.4 – 15.6 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 7.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 7.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 8.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 8.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 8.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 9.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 14.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 15.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 13.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 14.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 6.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 3.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 3.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 2.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 2.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 3.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 3.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 6.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 8.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 8.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 7.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 8.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 9.0 µg/m³
Doncaster A630 Cleveland Street Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN); UK Urban NO2 Network · Urban Traffic Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.5% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£534.98m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£301.50m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£146.40m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£12.66m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,673
Median for councils of the same type £1,935 13.6% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £165.92m · Income £10.06m
£155.87m
Adult social care Gross £196.80m · Income £54.65m
£142.15m
Children's social care Gross £105.17m · Income £6.71m
£98.46m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £44.61m · Income £9.81m
£34.80m
Public health Gross £35.55m · Income £1.13m
£34.42m
Central services Gross £69.25m · Income £48.05m
£21.20m
Culture and related services Gross £20.25m · Income £2.84m
£17.41m
Highways and transport Gross £19.23m · Income £6.98m
£12.24m
Planning and development Gross £22.39m · Income £12.05m
£10.33m
Housing Gross £8.84m · Income £738.0k
£8.10m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£146.40m
Retained business rates£116.47m
Revenue Support Grant£25.24m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £15.96m
Closing £12.66m
£3.30m decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£495.75m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£0.00 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£495.75m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£1,550 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £1,550
Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 5.6% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£3.94m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£3.94m −0.8%
Change across the series +£49.21m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£340.75m
Other longer-term borrowing£25.00m
Short-term borrowing£130.00m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£40.91m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
93.88% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£1.48m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£176.34m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£40.91m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 43.1%
+ £12.33m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£28.58m 2021/22 £30.65m 2022/23 £34.13m 2023/24 £37.06m 2024/25 £40.91m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£40.91m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £12.04m

29.4% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £28.87m

70.6% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 93.88%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.73 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Doncastermhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Doncastermhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Doncastermhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Doncasterdft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Doncaster MBCdefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Doncastermhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Doncastermhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.