Bassetlaw

19°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 11° · 43% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:29

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

73 reported · July 2026▲ 30% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences37
• Shoplifting8
• Other theft7
• Anti-social behaviour5

Neighbourhood team: Retford · Nottinghamshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

220 reported road collisions (2024)

67 killed or seriously injured · 278 casualties · 18.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

200 food businesses within 2 miles

• 181 rated 4–5 ★ (180 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Retford (2.1 km)
• 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£210,596 average▲ 4.7% YoY

Across Bassetlaw · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£720 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £499
• 2 bed £652
• 3 bed £793

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (11.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (1.9 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Randall Business Centre (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches26
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

117,805 residents in Bassetlaw · 185/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 108 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,645 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (49% of 57,430)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

61 schools · 18,892 pupils

50 primary · 5 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 23 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

56inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bassetlaw

796 CQC-registered services

• Care homes283
• GP practices107
• Dentists132
• Homecare agencies205
• Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

124 applications decided

79.8% granted · 99 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Labour majority

• Lab 35
• Con 3
• Ref 6
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens26
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£699 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,511 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 63,194 certificates

12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79 yrs men

72% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bassetlaw:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office468 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s372 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership328 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance281 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test240 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 
  Retford F.C. · 0.9 km

  Retford Football Club is an English football club based in Retford, Nottinghamshire. They currently play in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.

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  All Saints' Church, Babworth · 0.9 km

  All Saints' Church, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Babworth, Nottinghamshire, England.

• Retford Oaks Academy · 1.0 km

  Retford Oaks Academy is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school and sixth form located in the market town of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, situated in the district of Bassetlaw.

• Ordsall Hall School · 1.1 km

  Ordsall Hall Comprehensive School was a comprehensive school situated on Ordsall Road in the market town of East Retford in the district of Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire.

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  West Retford Hotel · 1.2 km

  West Retford Hotel in Nottinghamshire is a building of historical significance and is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in the 18th century, possibly around 1740, and was the home of many…

• The Elizabethan Academy · 1.3 km

  The Elizabethan Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the Nottinghamshire market town of Retford, England. It is situated to the north of Retford town centre, to the east of the A638, on the sid…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)