# S81 8AE: area report for a postcode in Bassetlaw

S81 8AE is a postcode in Bassetlaw.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bassetlaw. Open the map at S81 8AE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) › [S81](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s81) › [S81 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s81-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Bassetlaw 006B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **Shireoaks, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **No property in S81 8AE listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bassetlaw 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **£214,281 average price**: For the whole of Bassetlaw, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **No gigabit broadband at S81 8AE**: Superfast for 33.3%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **Low road and rail noise at S81 8AE**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-aided-primary-school-e122793) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whipman Woods Flying High Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whipman-woods-flying-high-academy-e150785) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gateford Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateford-park-primary-school-e131722) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-academy-e142507) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haggonfields-primary-and-nursery-school-e147634) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £299,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 280 m |
| July 2025 | £250,450 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 320 m |
| August 2025 | £315,851 | Detached, new build, freehold | 330 m |
| February 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| April 2026 | £258,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| September 2023 | £299,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 450 m |
| May 2026 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| April 2024 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 480 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £214,281** (July 2026). Bassetlaw’s average house price was £214,281 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,744** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bassetlaw earned a median of £34,744 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 53rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Bassetlaw costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Bassetlaw has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bassetlaw 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.6** (2025). Bassetlaw 006B has a deprivation score of 3.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,504th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bassetlaw 006B was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,877** (2021). Bassetlaw 006B had 2,877 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 192nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Bassetlaw 006B, 98.4% 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.

## S81 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £219,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S81 was £219,950 in 2025. 516th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,568** (2021). S81 had 38,568 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 503rd 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in S81 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.5%** (January 2026). In S81, 92.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw)
- Centre: 53.3297, -1.1509

Council: [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bassetlaw): Jo White (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.1509,53.3297,S818AE

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