Chequers Close Ranby, Bassetlaw
15 addresses across 1 postcode (DN22), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2202667.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £342,500 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Bassetlaw cost £211,488 in August 2026 (+2.7% on a year); private rents averaged £735 a month.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Bassetlaw costs £2,645 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 63% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Retford, about 5 km (3.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 37 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kingfisher Family Practice, about 4.8 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £342,500 | £342,500 | £342,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £305,000 | £270,000 | £340,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £122,500 | £122,500 | £122,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2003 | 1 DN22 8JX | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2016 | 4 DN22 8JX | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 31 May 2006 | 4 DN22 8JX | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 25 Jul 1997 | 5 DN22 8JX | Detached | £122,500 | |
| 24 Nov 2017 | 7 DN22 8JX | Detached | £342,500 | |
| 19 Aug 2002 | 7 DN22 8JX | Detached | £178,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2006 | 8 DN22 8JX | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 4 Nov 1996 | 8 DN22 8JX | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 23 Jun 1995 | DOVE HOUSE DN22 8JX | Detached | £150,000 |
House prices and rents in Bassetlaw
A typical home in Bassetlaw cost £211,488 in August 2026, 2.7% more than a year before. That is 21% more than five years earlier and 53% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £313,779 |
| Semi-detached | £187,784 |
| Terraced | £152,649 |
| Flat or maisonette | £92,239 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £183,215 |
Private renters in Bassetlaw paid £735 a month on average in September 2026, 3.5% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £508 |
| Two bedrooms | £664 |
| Three bedrooms | £809 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,144 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 215 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (2); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the postcode, against 8 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is DN22.
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 street: most are in band A (21% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkers Wood Solar Park Bassetlaw 14/00681/FUL | Solar farm | 27 MW | Operational Mar 2015 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Worksop - B&Q Bassetlaw 1/2/07/528 | Wind 1 turbine | 2 MW | Operational Jan 2009 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (standard works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 31 m and 37 m above sea level (34 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN22 8JX | 100% | 63% | 63% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Retford 603,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Worksop 515,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Shireoaks 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chequers Inn Ranby | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Retford Bus Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 53 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 58.2 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kingfisher Family Practice Good Apr 2020 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Carl Godfrey & Associates | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Retford Hospital Good Mar 2024 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Care homes | Barnby Court Care Home Good Sep 2019 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Retford Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Retford - North Road PFS Cashzone | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,690 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chequer Bottoms | Valley | 590 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Chestnut Hill | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| The Belt | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Home Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Hanging Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Belmore Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 15 |
15 of the street's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bassetlaw: see them on the Bassetlaw page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranby CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 250 m | No published inspection | 76% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 58% in 2024 and 44% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 410 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Yellow Door Nursery DN22 8HX | Full day care | 12 | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 381 childminders and 27 home childcarers (nannies) in Nottinghamshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chequers Inn DN22 8HT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Ranby C of E Primary School DN22 8HZ | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Big Yellow Door Nursery DN22 8HU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2024 |
| Ranby House School (Kitchen) DN22 8HU | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Chequers Close (4).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DN22 8JX: 15 addresses of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.