HMO licensing in Doncaster

Which licences a rented house needs in Doncaster, and where. England. Checked 7 September 2026.

Mandatory HMO licensing only in Doncaster.

Mandatory HMO licence: 5 or more people forming 2 or more households sharing facilities.

Additional licensing

Extends HMO licensing to smaller HMOs (typically 3 or 4 people) in a designated area.

Could not be verified from the council page

WebFetch returned HTTP 403 on three doncaster.gov.uk pages. Search snippet of the council HMO licensing page indicates an additional scheme ran 2018-10-01 to 2023-09-30 and has ended, but this could not be read directly.

Selective licensing

Every privately rented home in a designated area needs a licence, HMO or not.

Could not be verified from the council page

WebFetch returned HTTP 403. Search snippet of the council page indicates a Hexthorpe selective scheme designated 2021-11-15 and in force from 2022-03-01 (Edlington scheme ended 2023-02-06), but this could not be read directly.

Council HMO page · Council Article 4 page · HMO Article 4 in Doncaster

Check an exact postcode for Article 4

Is a postcode inside an HMO Article 4 area?

See this on every listing.Kerbio puts the Article 4 answer, licensing, the council's HMO register and sold prices on the Rightmove, Zoopla or OnTheMarket page itself. Free for 7 days, then £39 a month.

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Sources: Doncaster council, gov.uk HMO licensing. Schemes change; confirm with the council before you offer.