S81 8FA postcode in Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire

S81 8FA is a postcode in Shireoaks, in the Worksop North West ward of Bassetlaw. It is in the Bassetlaw parliamentary constituency and the Nottinghamshire police force area, and has been in use since January 2019.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bassetlaw: 81% Typical price £278,000 Homes sold in S81 8, last 12 months. ▲ 6.9% on the year before Nearest station Shireoaks 600 m in a straight line

Where S81 8FA is, and what is near it

Map of S81 8FA and what is near it Map of S81 8FA: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the S81 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. S81 8AG: also in S81 8S81 8AL: also in S81 8S81 8BN: also in S81 8S81 8FD: also in S81 8S81 8FE: also in S81 8S81 8FF: also in S81 8S81 8FG: also in S81 8S81 8FL: also in S81 8S81 8FN: also in S81 8S81 8FP: also in S81 8S81 8FT: also in S81 8S81 8FU: also in S81 8S81 8FW: also in S81 8S81 8GJ: also in S81 8S81 8GL: also in S81 8S81 8GR: also in S81 8S81 8GS: also in S81 8S81 8LW: also in S81 8S81 8NE: also in S81 8S81 8NF: also in S81 8S81 8NG: also in S81 8S81 8NH: also in S81 8S81 8NJ: also in S81 8S81 8NL: also in S81 8S81 8NN: also in S81 8S81 8NS: also in S81 8S81 8NT: also in S81 8S81 8NU: also in S81 8S81 8NX: also in S81 8S81 8PA: also in S81 8S81 8PB: also in S81 8S81 8PD: also in S81 8S81 8PE: also in S81 8S81 8PF: also in S81 8S81 8PG: also in S81 8S81 8PH: also in S81 8S81 8PJ: also in S81 8S81 8PL: also in S81 8S81 8PQ: also in S81 8S81 8PR: also in S81 8S81 8PS: also in S81 8S81 8PW: also in S81 8S81 8PY: also in S81 8S81 8QU: also in S81 8S81 8SW: also in S81 8S81 8SY: also in S81 8S81 8WE: also in S81 8S81 8WF: also in S81 8S81 8WG: also in S81 8 School 1.6 kmGP 3.8 km2 places, 3.9–4.7 kmGP 5.3 kmShireoaks S81 8FA Map of S81 8FA and what is near it Map of S81 8FA: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the S81 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.6 kmGP 5.3 kmShireoaks S81 8FA
  • S81 8FA
  • Other postcodes in S81 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3278, longitude -1.1604)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S81 8FA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at S81 8FA?

Every home and business at S81 8FA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bassetlaw: 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bassetlaw: 97%

The line marks the figure across Bassetlaw.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at S81 8FA?

Bassetlaw District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is S81 8FA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include S81 8FA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bassetlaw

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for S81 8FA: 1,937 properties in Bassetlaw are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Bassetlaw

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of S81 8FA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near S81 8FA?

Homes in S81 8 sold for a typical £278,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 111 sales, up 6.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£278,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £310,000 75 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £195,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole S81 district: a typical £224,998 from 484 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in S81 8FA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in S81 8FA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near S81 8FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,330 homes in the neighbourhood around S81 8FA. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around S81 8FA

Band D in Bassetlaw for 2026‑27: £2,645. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,763 (band A) to £4,408 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,645.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 210 (16%)£1,763
Band Babout 270 (20%)£2,057
Band Cabout 270 (20%)£2,351
Band Dabout 460 (35%)£2,645
Band Eabout 100 (8%)£3,233
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,820
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,408
Band Hwithheld£5,290

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 35% 2020 or later

Averages for Bassetlaw before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of S81 8FA is in (ONS area E01028058), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near S81 8FA?

The nearest open schools to S81 8FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S81 8FA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to S81 8FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S81 8FA is Shireoaks Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Shireoaks Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Worksop Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodside Road, 214 m away.

More stations near S81 8FA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near S81 8FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S81 8FA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near S81 8FA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of S81 8FA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near S81 8FA?

The nearest to the centre of S81 8FA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to S81 8FA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near S81 8FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S81 8FA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near S81 8FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S81 8FA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near S81 8FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of S81 8FA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is S81 8FA in a conservation area?

The centre of S81 8FA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near S81 8FA?

Police.uk records 35 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S81 8FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Public order2 reports
Burglary1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: drugs 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for S81 8FA

Ward
Worksop North West
Parish
Shireoaks
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Shireoaks
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 2019

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

S81 8FF70 mS81 8FG90 mS81 8FE110 mS81 8PJ150 mS81 8FL190 mS81 8PG200 m
All of S81

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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