United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Bassetlaw
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~118k · 57 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, expensive to tax. Bassetlaw offers a median house price of £200,000, which sits at 5.5 times median annual pay, making it significantly cheaper than the East Midlands median. Monthly rent is equally accessible at £716, consuming only 23.7% of gross earnings. However, these savings are offset by a Band D council tax bill of £2,645, which is higher than 95% of England authorities and well above the regional median. With a deprivation score of 22.59, the area faces notable economic challenges that the lower housing costs do not fully mitigate. This location suits those prioritising immediate housing affordability over lower local taxation, provided they are comfortable with the prevailing levels of deprivation.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Bassetlaw ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,327/yr
Very low
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
House price
£200,000
Most affordable
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Rent
£716/mo
Most affordable
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,645/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
Crime
78.9/1k
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.6
High
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Schools
92.9%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
63 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
52 of 56 (92.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 7 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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57 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 57 schools, sortable and filterable.
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