UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/bassetlaw
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in Bassetlaw
Homes in Bassetlaw sold for a median of £210,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,424 standard sales.
That makes it the eighth cheapest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,417 | £305,000 | £255,000 to £385,000 | £2,828/m²from 54 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,362 | £180,000 | £154,000 to £213,000 | £2,219/m²from 52 sales |
| Terraced | 556 | £140,000 | £111,000 to £170,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 89 | £100,000 | £90,000 to £123,000 | Too few |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Bassetlaw, at 41% and 40% of sales. New builds made up 12% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Terraced houses stand out against the East Midlands as a whole: a median of £140,000 here, 26% less than the £190,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,458 per m², 15% below the £2,889 across the East Midlands as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 4% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Postcode districts in Bassetlaw
The dearest district was DN10 (Doncaster), at £293,000, and the cheapest was S80 (Worksop), at £160,000.
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Post towns in Bassetlaw, by number of sales: Worksop (S80, S81), Retford (DN22), Doncaster (DN10).
- DN10Doncaster, 353 salesMedian price £293,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +13%
- DN22Retford, 1,048 salesMedian price £220,000Price per square metre £2,556Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- S81Worksop, 1,229 salesMedian price £218,000Price per square metre £2,538Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- S80Worksop, 723 salesMedian price £160,000Price per square metre £2,278Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in DN10 (Doncaster), up 13%, and fell most in DN22 (Retford), down 3%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Fennec Drive, Gateford (S81)23 sales
- Badger Court, Gateford (S81)20 sales
- Revill Road, Langold (S81)19 sales
- Gateford Road, Worksop (S81)18 sales
- Stanwick Court, Langold (S81)16 sales
- Gardener Drive, Retford (DN22)14 sales
- Harlequin Drive, Worksop (S81)14 sales
- Albert Road, Retford (DN22)13 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Cricketers View, Retford (DN22, detached houses, £542,500), Panola Way, Retford (DN22, detached houses, £430,000) and Redstart Place, Gateford (S81, detached houses, £305,500).
The cheapest were Royal Court, Worksop (S80, flats, £95,000), Mill Bridge Close, Retford (DN22, flats, £100,000) and King Street, Hodthorpe (S80, terraced houses, £115,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 50%, from £140,000 in 2016 to £210,000 in 2025, close to the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Living in Bassetlaw
Crime
88 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 69 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
83% of homes can get it
Lower than 76 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
24% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 63 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,645 a year in Bassetlaw for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 94 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Bassetlaw and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Newark and Sherwood£240,000
- South Holland£239,000
- Amber Valley£235,000
- West Lindsey£232,000
- Derby£220,000
- Erewash£218,000
- East Lindsey£215,500
- Bassetlaw, this council area£210,000
- Boston£205,000
- Ashfield£200,000
- Chesterfield£200,000
- Nottingham£200,000
- Mansfield£190,000
- Lincoln£188,500
- Bolsover£183,000
About these figures
Bassetlaw's figures come from 3,424 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 12% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.