Is S81 8NY a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

S81 8NY is a postcode in Worksop North West, Bassetlaw, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near S81 8NY, then scores the surrounding small area 25/100 - bottom 2% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around S81 8NY are jobs and property market signals, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for S81 8NY is based on Rotherham 020 Census 2021. It covers 9,509 residents, 539 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 37, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 53% owner-occupied, 23% privately rented, 24% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 1/10.

For property prices near S81 8NY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the S81 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £200k from 111 rolling sales, up 9.6% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near S81 8NY by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near S81 8NY; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.