S44 6FS Bolsover
Live postcode, introduced March 2019. Ward: Bolsover East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Mooracre Lane, Bolsover: 31 addresses
- Mooracre Lane, Bolsover: 25 addresses
- Foxglove Drive, Bolsover: 1 address
- Buckthorn Drive, Bolsover: 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 (68% of about 990 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Fourways Garage, Rotherham Road, Bolsover, not permissioned (260 m)
- Fourways Garage, Rotherham Road, Bolsover: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Former Bolsover hospital site, Welbeck Road: up to 70 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 58 addresses are between 159 m and 163 m above sea level (161 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 | Langwith-Whaley Thorns 9,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Shirebrook 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Creswell 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Bolsover School | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | College Campus Clowne | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Cotton Street Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 44.1 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Welbeck Road Health Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Treeline Dental Care Bolsover | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolsover Community Hospital | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bolsover Police Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hornscroft Park 2.7 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,320 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,210 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Four watchtowers SW of town | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bolsover Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house. | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Bolsovermoor Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Brockley Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Birch Hill Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Grave Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 58 |
5 of the postcode's 58 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 79% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 3 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 Mooracre Lane.