DN22 7EX Bassetlaw
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Retford East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 (60% of about 720 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
- Fairy Grove Nurseries Retford, permissioned (690 m)
- ' Church of St Alban London Road Retford '', permissioned (870 m)
- ' Church of St Alban London Road Retford '', permissioned (870 m)
- ' Montagu House London Road Retford '', not permissioned (940 m)
- ' Former Retford Oaks School Pennington Walk Retford '', permissioned (940 m)
- ' Former Retford Oaks School Pennington Walk Retford '', permissioned (940 m)
- Former Retford Oaks School Pennington Walk Retford, pending decision (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 17 m and 18 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Retford 603,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Worksop 515,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Primary School Retford | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Retford Bus Station | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 86 Carolgate Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 48.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 59.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Riverside Health Partnership | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carl Godfrey & Associates | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Retford Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Retford Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Asda East Retford 1 Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 470 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7,760 m² | 600 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,410 m² | 720 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,090 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ordsall Hill | Hill | 560 m east |
| Top Lodge Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Morgan's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Scratta Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Kennels Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Belmore Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 13 |
2 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.