S44 5QJ Bolsover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ault Hucknall. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Stable Yard Cottages Hardwick Hall, Stainsby: 37 addresses
- Deep Lane, Bolsover: 3 addresses
- Hawking Lane, Stainsby: 3 addresses
- Stanley Lane, Ashfield: 2 addresses
- Duke's Drive, Bolsover: 1 address
- Stanley Lane, Ashfield: 1 address
- Rowthorne Lane, Rowthorne: 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 (46% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hardwick and Rowthorne. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 48 addresses are between 100 m and 177 m above sea level (148 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mansfield Woodhouse 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Sutton Parkway 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Mansfield 323,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park Hardwick Hall | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sutton Bus Station Sutton in Ashfield | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 37.4 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Staffa Health | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Manor Surgery LTD | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Kings Mill Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Tibshelf Services Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hardwick Park 412 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 370 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,420 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 412 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house, a scheduled monument, 140 m north. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house | Scheduled monument | 140 m north |
| Range of Outbuildings and Stables, and Walls Enclosing A Courtyard to South of Hardwick Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-east |
| Hardwick Old Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north-west |
| Hardwick Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m north-east |
| Hardwick Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Decoy Plantation | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Row Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Dovedale Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Great Pond | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Lady Spencer's Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Broadoak Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 48 |
13 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bolsover: see them on the Bolsover page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Stable Yard Cottages Hardwick Hall.