NG20 9JS Bassetlaw
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Welbeck. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Main Street, Norton: 8 addresses
- Norton Lane, Cuckney: 2 addresses
- Main Street, Norton: 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 (37% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cuckney (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Former Depot west of Budby Road Cuckney, not permissioned (510 m)
- ' Former Depot Budby Road Cuckney'', not permissioned (520 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 11 addresses are between 47 m and 49 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Langwith-Whaley Thorns 9,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| Shirebrook 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Creswell 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Old Mill Lane Norton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Worksop Bus Station | 7.7 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 46.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Meden Medical Services | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Meden Vale Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Hall And Purchase | 3.6 km |
| Hospital | Bolsover Community Hospital | 9.1 km |
| Police station | Shirebrook Police SNT | 5.5 km |
| Cash machines | B Sweet Cashzone | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Elkesley Road Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 400 m west. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m west |
| Cuckney motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 460 m west |
| Welbeck Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Presley's Plantation | Wood | 840 m south-east |
| Harvest Dam Hill | Hill | 920 m north-west |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Bunker's Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Cuckney Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 2.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 8 | 11 |
3 of the postcode's 11 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Main Street.