United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Bassetlaw
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~118k · 57 state-funded schools
Low council tax and affordable rents are traded for higher crime and deprivation in Bassetlaw. While median house prices are 5.5 times median annual pay and rent takes 23.7% of gross pay, both are favourable compared to the East Midlands. However, weekly earnings are below the regional median at £698.60. Recorded crime is higher than the East Midlands average at 78.9 per 1,000, and the deprivation score of 22.59 is also above the regional median. Council tax is notably high, at £2,645, ranking among the highest in the region. This location suits those prioritising housing costs over career prospects and who can tolerate a higher tax bill.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 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
56 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
52 of 56 (92.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 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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