Retford

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 20° / 11° · 48% 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

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom

195 reported · July 2026▲ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences85
• Anti-social behaviour25
• Shoplifting18
• Other crime14

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 (0.8 km)
• 45 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: 164.9p · Morrisons (11.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (0.3 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Chancery Lane, Retford, DN22 6eu (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches42
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds13

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

• In a conservation area (Retford)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 143 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

Jo White

Labour

Bassetlaw

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 35
• Con 3
• Ref 6
• Oth 3

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

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens2967
• Restaurants & cafés31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

332 jobs advertised · £37,655 avg

e.g. ADT operator, Remote Sensor Operator, Task Specialist

Source: Adzuna

£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

83% low-carbon electricity

Wind 57% · Gas 17% · Solar 15% · Biomass 8%

76 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

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

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  Retford Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Retford Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Retford Borough Council, is a grade II listed building. It is still used for me…

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  Retford · 0.3 km

  Retford, also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal. Retford is located 26 miles (42 km) east of Sheffield,…

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  St Michael the Archangel's Church, Retford · 0.3 km

  St Michael the Archangel's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.

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  Retford bus station · 0.4 km

  Retford bus station serves the town of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. It is managed by Nottinghamshire County Council.

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  Albert Road drill hall · 0.4 km

  The Albert Road drill hall is a former military installation in Retford.

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  Bassetlaw Museum · 0.4 km

  The Bassetlaw Museum is a museum on Grove Street in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. It documents the history of North Nottinghamshire from the earliest times to the present day.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)