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DN22 7WD

East Retford West · Bassetlaw · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Retford
Local authority
Bassetlaw
Constituency
Bassetlaw
Postcode district
DN22
Postcode sector
DN22 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN22 7DU 56 m
DN22 7DT 111 m
DN22 7DX 127 m
DN22 6BB 141 m
DN22 6HA 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN22 7WD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN22
Postcode sector
DN22 7
Latitude
53.315791
Longitude
-0.936490
British National Grid easting
470,949
British National Grid northing
380,398

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Bassetlaw · E07000171
Parish or community
E43000284
Westminster constituency
Bassetlaw · E14001079
Output area
E00176871
Lower layer super output area
Bassetlaw 008F · E01028022
Middle layer super output area
Bassetlaw 008 · E02005842

Postcode source versions

Explore DN22

39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Laurel Grove, Retford, DN22 7WD 18 July 2025 £171,000
23, Laurel Grove, Retford, DN22 7WD 13 November 2023 £282,000
18, Laurel Grove, Retford, DN22 7WD 13 October 2023 £162,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Thrumpton Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    517 m
  2. Bracken Lane Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    554 m
  3. St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,553
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 622
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Shoplifting 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 133
  • Other theft 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54
31 female, 23 male
Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.3
DN22 7 residents
16,843

Age bands in DN22 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%
2,791 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.7%
1,593 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.5%
3,886 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.6%
4,554 residents
Age 65 and over
22.3%
3,683 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN22 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    RIVERSIDE WALK, RETFORD, DN22 6FB

    ODS code C84094

    1.1 km

  • CROWN HOUSE SURGERY

    RETFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, RETFORD HOSPITAL, NORTH ROAD, RETFORD, DN22 7XF

    ODS code C84035

    1.5 km

  • KINGFISHER FAMILY PRACTICE

    RETFORD PRIMARY CARE CTR, RETFORD, DN22 7XF

    ODS code C84013

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Avenue Road

    BCT · Retford

    80 m
  • Avenue Road

    BCT · Retford

    121 m
  • South Street

    BCT · Retford

    243 m
  • South Street

    BCT · Retford

    244 m
  • The Elms Hotel

    BCT · Retford

    287 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bassetlaw 008F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,990 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £282,000 from 5 recorded sales in DN22 7WD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bassetlaw is £210,596 in June 2026, up 4.7% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Thrumpton Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 517 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,553 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 622 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.