Housing in S81 8EA
What the homes in S81 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Harworth, Bircotes & Blyth
- Council
- Bassetlaw
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,347 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (54.6%). Flats make up 6.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S81 8EA area is above that, at 77.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17% of households against 20.5%. 47.8% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented17%20.5%
- Social rented5.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.5%. 18.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bassetlaw
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bassetlaw, August 2026, +2.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S81 8EA sits in (Harworth, Bircotes & Blyth): about 2,347 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.