DN22 7YZ Bassetlaw
Live postcode, introduced April 2018. Ward: East Retford North. 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 (42% of about 960 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
- St Michael's View Retford, not permissioned (220 m)
- Tenterflat Walk Bridgegate Retford, not permissioned (380 m)
- NCC Depot Bolham Lane Retford, not permissioned (480 m)
- ' 21 Bridgegate Retford '', permissioned (500 m)
- ' Former Yates Pub Chapelgate Retford '', permissioned (530 m)
- ' Former Yates Pub Chapelgate Retford '', permissioned (530 m)
- Masons Arms Spital Hill Retford Nottinghamshire DN22 6PX, permissioned (580 m)
- Land North Of 21 And South Of 33 Union Street Retford, permissioned (610 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 23 addresses are between 13 m and 14 m above sea level (14 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 | 1.5 km |
| Worksop 515,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Heathfield Gardens Hallcroft | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Retford Bus Station | 750 m |
| Car parks | 86 Carolgate Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 48.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 61.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riverside Health Partnership | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Retford Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Retford Dental Care LTD | 490 m |
| Hospital | Retford Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Retford Police Station | 760 m |
| Cash machines | TG Jones East Retford Cashzone | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kings' Park 10 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sloswick's Hospital Almshouses, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m south. 109 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sloswick's Hospital Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south |
| Parish Church of St Swithun | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south-east |
| Church of St Michael the Archangel | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south-west |
| Retford War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south |
| Babworth Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Town Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Bolham Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Lake Hill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Belmore Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Cricket Pitch Wood | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Ordsall Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 23 |
3 of the postcode's 23 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 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) | 50% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.