In Numbers
Doncaster has a population of around 310,000 people, and each Christmas it is estimated that around just under 40,000 real Christmas trees are put up in houses within the borough.
A study that evaluated the average spend of Christmas lights and decorations for towns and cities in the UK revealed that Doncaster was one of the lowest spenders per capita. Doncaster ranked as the 17th lowest spender, spending an average of £170 per thousand people, lower than the national average of £292 per thousand people.