DN22 7EY 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 D (27% of about 810 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 (590 m)
- ' Montagu House London Road Retford '', not permissioned (840 m)
- ' Church of St Alban London Road Retford '', permissioned (910 m)
- ' Church of St Alban London Road Retford '', permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 20 addresses are between 18 m and 20 m above sea level (19 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 | 13.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Grove Coach Road Retford | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Retford Bus Station | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 86 Carolgate Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 48.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 59.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Riverside Health Partnership | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carl Godfrey & Associates | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Retford Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Retford Police Station | 1.6 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 | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7,760 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,410 m² | 630 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,090 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ordsall Hill | Hill | 630 m north-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 | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the postcode's 20 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.