DN22 9HN Bassetlaw
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sturton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Freeman's Lane, Bassetlaw: 27 addresses
- High House Road, Bassetlaw: 1 address
- Leverton Road, Sturton le Steeple: 1 address
- North Street, Sturton le Steeple: 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 1,090 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.
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 30 addresses are between 15 m and 21 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 7%, gigabit 7% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km |
| Gainsborough Central 2,370 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Retford 603,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Nottsbus On Demand Sturton le Steeple | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 40.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 66.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | North Leverton Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Bridge Street (Dental Surgery) | 6.0 km |
| Hospital | Rampton Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Gainsborough Police Station | 7.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,280 m² | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| Medieval settlement and open field system immediately south east of Low Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Maumhill Wood | Wood | 2.5 km west |
| Fenton Gorse | Wood | 2.7 km south-east |
| Ash Holt | Wood | 2.9 km south-west |
| Knaith Reach | Tidal water | 3.7 km east |
| Lea Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km north-east |
| Cowsland Hill | Hill | 4.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 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) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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 Freeman's Lane.