DN22 postcode area guide — Bassetlaw
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DN22 postcode district in Bassetlaw — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DN22
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
53.6%
Gigabit-capable
53.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DN22 postcode district (Bassetlaw) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,214 postcodes Ofcom measures in DN22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 53.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DN22 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DN22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DN22 0AA | 100% | 67.6% |
| DN22 0AB | 21.4% | 0% |
| DN22 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| DN22 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| DN22 0AG | 33.3% | 0% |
| DN22 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| DN22 0AJ | 66.7% | 0% |
| DN22 0AL | 54.5% | 0% |
| DN22 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| DN22 0AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Bassetlaw
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bassetlaw district (61,343 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
83.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
41%
Voice indoors — all networks
87.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DN22
Police recorded 105 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DN22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 45 | 42.9% |
| Shoplifting | 20 | 19.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 9.5% |
| Other theft | 9 | 8.6% |
| Public order | 8 | 7.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 4.8% |
| Burglary | 3 | 2.9% |
| Other crime | 3 | 2.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DN22
Based on 422 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DN22 is £195,000, down 12.2% on the previous year (£222,000).
Detached
£310,000
142 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
148 sales
Terraced
£150,000
96 sales
Flat / maisonette
£92,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in DN22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Lifton Avenue | DN22 7ST |
| 18 May 2026 | £154,000 | Semi-detached | Lawnwood Avenue | DN22 8AF |
| 14 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Birchcroft Road | DN22 7ZD |
| 8 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Oakdale Road | DN22 7GX |
| 8 May 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | Station Road | DN22 8LE |
| 8 May 2026 | £190,000 | Detached | Holdenby Close | DN22 6UA |
| 8 May 2026 | £96,250 | Terraced | Rose Lea | DN22 7SB |
| 7 May 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | Blue Albion Street | DN22 7WZ |
| 6 May 2026 | £337,500 | Detached | Main Street | DN22 0AD |
| 1 May 2026 | £241,000 | Semi-detached | Holly Road | DN22 6BE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bassetlaw demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bassetlaw district (117,805 residents, 51,458 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 20.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.7% |
| 45–64 | 22.1% |
| 65+ | 22.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.2% |
| Private rented | 16.4% |
| Social rented | 3.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DN22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elizabethan Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,230 | DN22 7PY |
| Retford Oaks Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,080 | DN22 7NJ |
| Ordsall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 576 | DN22 7SL |
| Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 308 | DN22 6SW |
| St Giles School | Not applicable | 3–18 | 241 | DN22 7NJ |
| Bracken Lane Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 233 | DN22 7EU |
| St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 224 | DN22 7BP |
| Thrumpton Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 223 | DN22 7AQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DN22
264 rated food businesses operate in DN22. 242 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Place To Call Our Own, A W Bacon & Sons, Afrisparkle Ltd, Albert Sports Bar, Aldi Foodstores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DN22
From a sample of 154 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DN22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
29%
Band D
31%
Band E
12%
Band F
7%
Band G
6%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bassetlaw
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.