Skipper Gardens Worksop, Bassetlaw
21 addresses across 1 postcode (S81), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2222693.
- Sales: 21 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £343,571 across 12 sales.
- 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: 20 homes have an energy certificate (B: 20).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- 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.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 3 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Schutz UK Limited, Claylands Avenue - Solar Panels, is 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Bassetlaw costs £2,645 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shireoaks, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 45 to 50 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Larwood Health Partnership, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 97% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | £343,571 | £299,246 | £389,995 |
| 2023 | 1 | £299,995 | £299,995 | £299,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2023 | 1 S81 7GA | Detached | £299,995 | New build. |
| 20 Sep 2023 | 2 S81 7GA | Other | £939,423 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Aug 2023 | 2 S81 7GA | Other | £902,969 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 4 S81 7GA | Other | £1,402,107 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Dec 2023 | 5 S81 7GA | Other | £1,458,800 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Feb 2024 | 10 S81 7GA | Other | £981,953 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Jan 2024 | 10 S81 7GA | Other | £943,875 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 12 S81 7GA | Detached | £309,995 | New build. |
| 12 Jan 2024 | 13 S81 7GA | Detached | £303,995 | New build. |
| 21 Jun 2024 | 17 S81 7GA | Detached | £340,396 | New build. |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 18 S81 7GA | Detached | £337,246 | New build. |
| 14 May 2024 | 19 S81 7GA | Other | £1,238,046 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 19 S81 7GA | Other | £1,192,534 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 20 S81 7GA | Detached | £349,995 | New build. |
| 28 Mar 2024 | 23 S81 7GA | Detached | £356,246 | New build. |
| 31 May 2024 | 25 S81 7GA | Detached | £346,746 | New build. |
| 31 May 2024 | 27 S81 7GA | Detached | £351,496 | New build. |
| 10 May 2024 | 28 S81 7GA | Detached | £299,246 | New build. |
| 20 Jun 2024 | 29 S81 7GA | Detached | £389,995 | New build. |
| 25 Apr 2024 | 30 S81 7GA | Detached | £317,995 | New build. |
| 10 Jun 2024 | 31 S81 7GA | Detached | £384,995 | New build. |
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
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, detached (14); House, semi-detached (6). Built: 2021 (20).
Each home's certificates and sales (20 addresses)
- 1 Skipper Gardens
- 2 Skipper Gardens
- 3 Skipper Gardens
- 4 Skipper Gardens
- 5 Skipper Gardens
- 7 Skipper Gardens
- 8 Skipper Gardens
- 10 Skipper Gardens
- 12 Skipper Gardens
- 13 Skipper Gardens
- 14 Skipper Gardens
- 16 Skipper Gardens
- 21 Skipper Gardens
- 22 Skipper Gardens
- 23 Skipper Gardens
- 24 Skipper Gardens
- 26 Skipper Gardens
- 27 Skipper Gardens
- 28 Skipper Gardens
- 30 Skipper Gardens
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,525 kWh of it on average in 2024, 6% less than the district's 11,215 kWh, and 3,274 kWh of electricity, 6% more than the district's 3,102 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
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 S81.
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 D (36% of about 1,440 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
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 3 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schutz UK Limited, Claylands Avenue - Solar Panels Bassetlaw 23/00532/FUL | Solar farm | 1.7 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2023 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Premier Grocery Products Limited, Claylands Avenue - Solar panels Bassetlaw 24/01165/PDN | Solar farm | 2.6 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Dec 2024 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Nottinghamshire Recycling Site, Shireoaks Road - Energy Recovery Facility Bassetlaw ES/4644 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 2.5 MW | Planning application made May 2024 | 2.6 km (1.6 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
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
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 with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
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 21 addresses are between 45 m and 50 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S81 7GA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shireoaks 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Worksop 515,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Kiveton Park 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashes Park Avenue Gateford | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Worksop Bus Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Car parks | M Park Celtic Point Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 57.6 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Larwood Health Partnership Outstanding Oct 2016 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Celtic Point Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Bassetlaw Hospital Requires improvement Aug 2026 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gateford Hill Care Home Good Sep 2025 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Worksop Police Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Bassetlaw District General Hospital Cashzone | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 100 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Claylands Avenue Allotments 3.3 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wigthorpe medieval settlement and part of the open field system, immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm, a scheduled monument, 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wigthorpe medieval settlement and part of the open field system, immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Owday Plantation | Wood | 190 m north-east |
| Owday Wood | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Whipman Wood | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Gateford Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Carlton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 21 | 21 |
None of the street's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whipman Woods Flying High Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | No published inspection | 83% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 33% at the higher standard (2025) |
| Gateford Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 61% in 2024 and 54% in 2023) |
| St John's CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 74% in 2024 and 85% 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
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 250 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lime Trees At Whipmen Woods S81 7FT | Out-of-school day care | 20 | Not inspected yet | 250 m |
| Treetops Worksop S81 7AZ | Full day care | 86 | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Puddleducks Pre-school (Worksop) S81 7LU | Sessional day care | 32 | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whipman Woods Flying High Academy S81 7FT | School/college/university | 340 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (south-yorkshire).
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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 10 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
- S81 7GA: 21 addresses of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Swallowtail Drive · Ringlet Close · Marbled White Place · Chalk Hill Way · Speckled Wood Mews · Galena Court · Pearl Drive · Fuggle Drive · Liberty Grove · Crystal Court · Holly Blue Way · Golding Road
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.