DN21 1AY Bassetlaw
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Beckingham. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Old Trent Road, Gainsborough: 17 addresses
- The Flood Road, Saundby: 5 addresses
- Ramper Road, Saundby: 4 addresses
- Old Trent Road, Gainsborough: 2 addresses
- A631, West Lindsey: 1 address
- Gainsborough Road, Gainsborough: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bassetlaw in 2026-27: Band D £2,645 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,763 | £2,057 | £2,351 | £2,645 | £3,233 | £3,820 | £4,408 | £5,290 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (26% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Town Centre Riverside Housing Zone b,Gainsborough: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Sinclairs, Ropery Road, Gainsborough: up to 114 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 10 Silver Street, Gainsborough: up to 7 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Town Centre Riverside Housing Zone a,Gainsborough: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Site between Wembley/Hickman St, Gainsborough: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Gleadells Wharf, Bridge Street, permissioned (490 m)
- Gleadells Wharf, Bridge Street, Gainsborough: up to 64 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- West of Primrose Street, Gainsborough: up to 83 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between -1 m and 11 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 60%, ultrafast 60%, gigabit 60% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gainsborough Central 2,370 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Retford 603,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Silver Street Gainsborough | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 34.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 72.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Caskgate Street Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gainsborough Health Centre | 470 m |
| Hospital | John Coupland Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Gainsborough Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Marshalls Yard, Beaumont Street Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,130 m² | 250 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hickman Bacon Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Old Trent Road.