Cottam Road Cottam, Bassetlaw
52 addresses across 6 postcodes (DN22), about 250 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 2222246.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gainsborough Lea Road, about 8.6 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Torksey Village Green, is about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 52 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is North Leverton Surgery, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 137 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 1900-1929 (2); 2007-2011 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 (29% of about 970 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- ' Cottam Power Station Cottam '', not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 23 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN22 0NP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DN22 0EU | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 10 | unlikely |
| DN22 0EX | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| DN22 0JU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| DN22 0ER | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DN22 0EY | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 52 addresses are between 5 m and 10 m above sea level (7 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 0ER | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DN22 0EU | 90% | 90% | 90% | 10% |
| DN22 0EX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN22 0EY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN22 0JU | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DN22 0NP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gainsborough Lea Road 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Saxilby 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Gainsborough Central 2,370 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Town Street Cottam | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Gainsborough | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 41.1 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 64.7 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | North Leverton Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bridge Street (Dental Surgery) | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Rampton Hospital | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Saxilby Police Office | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Torksey Village Green 3.0 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,060 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,690 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fleet Plantation moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fleet Plantation moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rampton Thorns | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Fleet Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Torksey Island | Island | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Marton Rack | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Willingham Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Laughterton Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 49 | 52 |
3 of the street's 52 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Floss Lane (14).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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 0NP: 32 addresses of 141 in the postcode
- DN22 0EU: 14 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- DN22 0EX: 2 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- DN22 0JU: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- DN22 0ER: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- DN22 0EY: 1 address of 13 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.
- 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.