DE55 5QF Bolsover
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Tibshelf. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Lincoln Street, Tibshelf: 32 addresses
- Brooke Street, Tibshelf: 1 address
- Lincoln Close, Tibshelf: 1 address
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 A (65% of about 800 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
- King Edward Public House, 121 High Street, Tibshelf: up to 12 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- 127 - 129, High Street Tibshelf: up to 9 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Garage block at Derwent Drive, Tibshelf: up to 12 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- 54, Chesterfield Road, Tibshelf, DE55 5NL: up to 1 home, permisssioned (720 m)
- Garage block at Derwent Drive, Tibshelf, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 34 addresses are between 166 m and 170 m above sea level (167 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 | 5.2 km |
| Sutton Parkway 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Brooke Street Tibshelf | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sutton Bus Station Sutton in Ashfield | 5.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 34.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Staffa Health | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | Clay Cross Dental | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | Clay Cross Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Tibshelf Services Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.1 ha | 880 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tibshelf Allotments 2.0 ha | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ridlocks Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Shepherd's Lane Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| Herrod's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km east |
| Harehill Wood | Wood | 2.8 km north |
| Locko Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| Great Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lincoln Street.