# Retford

Town in Bassetlaw, East Midlands.

Retford is a town in Bassetlaw, East Midlands. Median sale price £195,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 87.1 per 1,000 people. About 25,024 people.

Town. Code E63001487. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw)

Retford is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Retford add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Retford was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 207th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/retford#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 23,735** (2021). Retford had 23,735 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 464th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/retford#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Retford 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/town/retford#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Retford, 94.6% 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/town/retford#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63001487) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Retford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63001487) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 407 homes were sold in Retford in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63001487) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Retford.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63001487) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Retford had 23,735 usual residents at the census.

## How Retford compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Retford | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £195,000 | joint 21st cheapest | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 23,735 | 34th most populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.6% | joint 38th lowest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Retford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Retford at a rate of 87.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 256 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Retford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (856), other crime (380) and anti-social behaviour (317).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Retford was 79.1 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 Retford, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Retford has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 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 Retford

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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% |

## 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.

## Council

[Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw)

## Postcode districts covering Retford

[DN22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn22)

## Middle areas in Retford

[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)

## Towns near Retford

[Worksop](https://openindex.co.uk/town/worksop), [New Ollerton and Ollerton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-ollerton-and-ollerton), [Harworth and Bircotes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/harworth-and-bircotes), [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gainsborough), [New Rossington and Rossington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-rossington-and-rossington), [Dinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dinnington)

## Retford in brief

Retford is a town in Bassetlaw, East Midlands.
About 25,024 people lived in Retford in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £195,000 in 2025 across 407 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Retford was £195,000 in 2025.
Retford had 23,735 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Retford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Retford, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001487
- Constituency: [Bassetlaw †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bassetlaw)
- Council: [Bassetlaw †](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 7.35 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,024*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 78

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Worksop](https://openindex.co.uk/town/worksop), [New Ollerton and Ollerton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-ollerton-and-ollerton), [Harworth and Bircotes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/harworth-and-bircotes), [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gainsborough), [New Rossington and Rossington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-rossington-and-rossington), [Dinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dinnington)

## Latest updates for Retford

- 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/E63001487

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/retford, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/retford#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/retford