# DN22 Postcode district covering Retford, in Bassetlaw. DN22 is a postcode district covering Retford, in Bassetlaw. Median sale price £217,250 in 2025. Recorded crime 82.4 per 1,000 people. About 39,129 people. Postcode district. Code DN22. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DN22 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £217,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DN22 was £217,250 in 2025. Joint 505th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 37,578** (2021). DN22 had 37,578 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 536th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in DN22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.9%** (January 2026). In DN22, 74.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DN22) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in DN22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DN22) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 606 homes were sold in DN22 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DN22) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DN22. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DN22) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DN22 had 37,578 usual residents at the census. ## How DN22 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | DN22 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £217,250 | 9th most expensive | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2025 | | Population | 37,578 | 6th most populated | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 74.9% | 4th lowest | 32 postcode districts, DN · Jan 2026 | ## Is DN22 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN22 at a rate of 82.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 339 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN22. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,285), other crime (609) and anti-social behaviour (418). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN22 was 75.5 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in DN22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN22 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in DN22 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Bassetlaw 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028005) | 1,824 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 48.3% | | [Bassetlaw 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028035) | 2,385 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 34.4% | | [Bassetlaw 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028034) | 2,404 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 6.9% | | [Bassetlaw 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028036) | 2,898 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 62.1% | | [Bassetlaw 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028013) | 1,918 | 105.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% | | [Bassetlaw 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028014) | 1,480 | 84.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.2% | | [Bassetlaw 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028015) | 1,601 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% | | [Bassetlaw 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028016) | 1,353 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.4% | | [Bassetlaw 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028008) | 1,333 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% | | [Bassetlaw 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028009) | 1,317 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.1% | | [Bassetlaw 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028010) | 1,620 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.6% | | [Bassetlaw 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028011) | 1,558 | 234.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.0% | | [Bassetlaw 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028012) | 1,329 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.8% | | [Bassetlaw 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028022) | 1,662 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% | | [Bassetlaw 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028017) | 2,479 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% | | [Bassetlaw 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028018) | 1,378 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% | | [Bassetlaw 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028019) | 1,417 | 111.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Bassetlaw 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028020) | 1,781 | 212.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.5% | | [Bassetlaw 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028021) | 1,739 | 60.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.7% | | [Bassetlaw 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01033769) | 1,994 | 99.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 25.0% | | [Bassetlaw 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028006) | 1,280 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 31.2% | | [Bassetlaw 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028033) | 2,295 | 131.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 16.7% | | [Bassetlaw 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/neighbourhood/e01028039) | 1,266 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 73.1% | ## Your MP - [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bassetlaw): Jo White (Labour), MP since July 2024. 71% of the people here. - [Newark](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newark): Robert Jenrick (Reform UK), MP since July 2024. 29% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in DN22 [Ranskill, Everton & Gringley](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/ranskill-everton-and-gringley), [Retford East](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/retford-east), [Retford North](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/retford-north), [Retford South](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/retford-south), [Tuxford, Markham & Rampton](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw/tuxford-markham-and-rampton) ## Postcode sectors in DN22 [DN22 0 (219 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22-0), [DN22 1 (11 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22-1), [DN22 4 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22-4), [DN22 5 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22-5), [DN22 6 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22-6), [DN22 7 (395 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22-7), [DN22 8 (237 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22-8), [DN22 9 (143 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22-9) ## Council [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) ## Towns in DN22 [Retford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/retford) ## Postcode districts next to DN22 [DN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn10), [NG22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng22), [S80](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s80), [S81](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s81) ## Nearest rail stations [Retford Low Level (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9448,53.3141), [Retford (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9479,53.3152) ## More in the DN postcode area [All DN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## DN22 in brief DN22 is a postcode district covering Retford, in Bassetlaw. About 39,129 people lived in DN22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £217,250 in 2025 across 606 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in DN22 was £217,250 in 2025. DN22 had 37,578 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in DN22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In DN22, 74.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: DN22 - Postcode area: [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn) - Constituency: [Bassetlaw †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bassetlaw) - Council: [Bassetlaw †](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) - Area: 273 km² - People, mid-2024: 39,129* - Neighbourhoods: 23 - Output areas: 123 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [DN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn10), [NG22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng22), [S81](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s81), [S80](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s80) ## Latest updates for DN22 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DN22 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22