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S81

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Worksop, Sunnyside and Gateford, in Bassetlaw.

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 S81 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In S81, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£219,950
516th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
38,568
503rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How S81 compares

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

S81Middle
Median sale price45 postcode districts, S · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in S45 areas from £105,500 to £437,000. The middle area is £200,000. S81 is £219,950.
£219,95017th most expensive
Population47 postcode districts, S · 2021
Population: every postcode district in S47 areas from 312 to 62,455. The middle area is 30,642. S81 is 38,568.
38,56814th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in S47 areas from 19.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.4%. S81 is 92.5%.
92.5%22nd lowest
Claimant rate45 postcode districts, S · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in S45 areas from 1.0% to 9.4%. The middle area is 3.2%. S81 is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 10th lowest

Is S81 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S81 at a rate of 72.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.

In August 2026 alone, 256 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S81.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (975), other crime (524) and anti-social behaviour (499).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S81 was 70.7 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 S81, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S81 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in S81

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bassetlaw 001A2,302111.2 per 1,000785.8%
Bassetlaw 004A1,357125.2 per 1,000186.4%
Bassetlaw 004B1,33439.3 per 1,0006100.0%
Bassetlaw 004C1,42488.3 per 1,000698.6%
Bassetlaw 004D1,54744.6 per 1,000891.3%
Bassetlaw 004E1,384155.1 per 1,000292.9%
Bassetlaw 004F1,21955.2 per 1,0003100.0%
Bassetlaw 006A1,53386.0 per 1,000696.3%
Bassetlaw 006B2,87737.9 per 1,0001098.4%
Bassetlaw 006C1,63447.2 per 1,000799.7%
Bassetlaw 006D1,779109.9 per 1,000496.9%
Bassetlaw 006E1,85944.7 per 1,000694.8%
Bassetlaw 009C2,18659.2 per 1,000985.9%
Bassetlaw 009D1,78428.0 per 1,00010100.0%
Bassetlaw 014C1,45077.3 per 1,000591.0%
Bassetlaw 016A1,41240.7 per 1,000689.7%
Bassetlaw 016B1,66329.0 per 1,000889.6%
Bassetlaw 016C1,565171.9 per 1,000286.9%
Bassetlaw 016D1,47643.5 per 1,000998.1%
Bassetlaw 016E1,41237.1 per 1,000694.3%
Bassetlaw 016F1,663131.3 per 1,000287.0%
Bassetlaw 016G1,90045.2 per 1,000499.2%
Rotherham 032F1,83749.6 per 1,000793.7%

MPs for S81

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in S813

Postcode sectors in S814

Council1

Towns in S811

Postcode districts next to S816

Nearest rail stations2

More in the S postcode area2

S81 in brief

S81 is a postcode district covering Worksop, Sunnyside and Gateford, in Bassetlaw.

About 41,290 people lived in S81 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £219,950 in 2025 across 751 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in S81 was £219,950 in 2025.

S81 had 38,568 usual residents at the census.

In S81, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In S81, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.