S44 6BE Bolsover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bolsover North & Shuttlewood. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Station Road, Bolsover: 23 addresses
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 (72% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bolsover. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- The White Swan, Market Place, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6PH: up to 10 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- The White Swan, Market Place, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6PH, permissioned (120 m)
- Land To Rear Of 61 - 75, Croft House Way, Carr Vale: up to 7 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Former Vehicle Maintenance Workshop. Mill Lane, Bolsover: up to 6 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Former Bolsover District Council depot site, Mill Lane: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Former Courtaulds PLC, Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover, pending decision (850 m)
- Former Courtaulds PLC, Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover, permissioned (850 m)
- The Sportsman, New Bolsover, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6QD: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 23 addresses are between 154 m and 168 m above sea level (162 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Langwith-Whaley Thorns 9,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km |
| Creswell 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Shirebrook 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 62 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Top Bolsover | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | College Campus Clowne | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cotton Street Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 44.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Street Medical Centre | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Treeline Dental Care Bolsover | 170 m |
| Hospital | Bolsover Community Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Bolsover Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hornscroft Park 2.7 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bolsover Castle, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 180 m west. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bolsover Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 180 m west |
| Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house. | Scheduled monument | 190 m west |
| Conduit House | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle | Scheduled monument | 300 m south-east |
| The Cundy House | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary and St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| Conduit House to South East of St Bernadette's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Four watchtowers SW of town | Scheduled monument | 470 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brockley Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Fox Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-east |
| Bolsovermoor Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km east |
| Pond Plantation | Wood | 3.2 km west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 23 |
22 of the postcode's 23 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Station Road.