DE55 2JD Bolsover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Normanton East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Bolsover in 2026-27: Band D £2,559 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,706 | £1,991 | £2,275 | £2,559 | £3,128 | £3,697 | £4,266 | £5,119 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (29% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Jacques Brickyard, Water Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 2EE: up to 31 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Jacques Brickyard, Water Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 2EE, pending decision (230 m)
- Jacques Brickyard, Water Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 2EE, pending decision (230 m)
- 5, Leamington Drive, South Normanton, DE55 2HX: up to 11 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Nisa Local, High Street, South Normanton: up to 10 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- Site of Bolsover District Council Depot, Meadow Lane, South Normanton: up to 10 homes, permissioned (950 m)
- Site of Bolsover District Council Depot, Meadow Lane, South Normanton, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 50 addresses are between 125 m and 137 m above sea level (133 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alfreton 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Sutton Parkway 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Thornhill Drive South Normanton | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alfreton Bus Station | 3.9 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 30.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Village Surgery | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | Hafren House Dental Practice | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | Ashfield Community Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Tibshelf Services Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 490 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,890 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north-west |
| Pinxton Castle motte and fortified manor with moated site and five fishponds | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Terrace Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Halfmoon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Upper Birchwood | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| North Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Boar Hill | Hill | 3.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 50 |
3 of the postcode's 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 51% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.