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

S81 8LU 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 8LU 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

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Bassetlaw 009B: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **Shireoaks, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **1 of 20 properties in S81 8LU at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bassetlaw 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **£214,281 average price**: For the whole of Bassetlaw, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S81 8LU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S81 8LU**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **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=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU

## 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 | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 71% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £190,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| May 2024 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| April 2025 | £200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| July 2023 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| November 2023 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shireoaks (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.3** (2025). Bassetlaw 009B has a deprivation score of 27.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,681st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £189,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bassetlaw 009B was £189,950 in 2025. Joint 5,578th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,442** (2021). Bassetlaw 009B had 1,442 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,168th least 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: 87.9%** (January 2026). In Bassetlaw 009B, 87.9% 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.

## 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: 53.3211, -1.1698

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=-1.1698,53.3211,S818LU

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