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Housing in DN22 6RT

What the homes in DN22 6RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Retford East
Council
Bassetlaw
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,625 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (32.7%). Flats make up 40.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

DN22 6RTEngland
Detached13.7%22.9%
Semi-detached21.5%31.5%
Terraced24.4%23%
Purpose-built flat32.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.6% of households in the DN22 6RT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.2% own outright and 16.4% with a mortgage.

DN22 6RT
44%
26%
30%
England
  • Owned43.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented25.5%20.5%
  • Social rented30.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DN22 6RTEngland
Owned outright27.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council27.2%8.3%
From a housing association3.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DN22 6RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.2%). 18.2% of households include dependent children.

DN22 6RTEngland
Living alone, under 6634.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.5%12.8%
Couple, no children11.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bassetlaw

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bassetlaw (August 2026, +2.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BassetlawEngland
All homes£727£1,459
One bedroom£504£1,195
Two bedrooms£658£1,335
Three bedrooms£801£1,489
Four or more£1,132£2,161
Detached£964£1,640
Semi-detached£753£1,449
Terraced£715£1,435
Flat or maisonette£568£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DN22 6RT (Retford East) (about 1,625 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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