Compare

East Retford South

Ward

South Bassetlaw. About 5,406 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In East Retford South, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,277
2,972nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.7%
3,778th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How East Retford South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

East Retford SouthMiddle
Population25 wards, Bassetlaw · 2021
Population: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 1,824 to 9,683. The middle area is 4,596. East Retford South is 5,277.
5,27711th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Bassetlaw · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 6.9% to 99.5%. The middle area is 86.5%. East Retford South is 99.5%.
99.5%highest
Claimant rate25 wards, Bassetlaw · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 1.4% to 5.4%. The middle area is 2.9%. East Retford South is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 12th highest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, Bassetlaw · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 55.2% to 72.7%. The middle area is 60.0%. East Retford South is 61.7%.
61.7%11th highest

Figures for the whole of Bassetlaw

These figures are published for the whole of Bassetlaw, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bassetlaw and not East Retford South alone. See Bassetlaw

Average house price
£214,281
Up 5.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,744
53rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East Retford South in brief

East Retford South had 5,277 usual residents at the census.

In East Retford South, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Retford South, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.7% of residents in East Retford South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.