S44 6NP Bolsover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bolsover North & Shuttlewood. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Mill Lane, Bolsover: 38 addresses
- Quarry Road, Bolsover: 2 addresses
- Oxcroft Lane, Oxcroft Estate: 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 (49% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- Chimney at Lime Kiln Fields Mill, grade II
- Lime Kiln Fields Mill, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Vehicle Maintenance Workshop. Mill Lane, Bolsover: up to 6 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Former Bolsover District Council depot site, Mill Lane: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Former Courtaulds PLC, Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover, permissioned (220 m)
- Former Courtaulds PLC, Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover, pending decision (220 m)
- Former Courtaulds PLC, Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover: up to 35 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Former Courtaulds PLC, Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover: up to 35 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Garage Site Rear Of 33 to 43 Iron Cliff Road, Blind Lane, Bolsover: up to 6 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- The White Swan, Market Place, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6PH: up to 10 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 41 addresses are between 164 m and 169 m above sea level (166 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 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Creswell 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Shirebrook 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Lane Bolsover | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | College Campus Clowne | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfield Cres Parking | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 45.2 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Family Friendly Surgery | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Treeline Dental Care Bolsover | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolsover Community Hospital | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Bolsover Police Station | 190 m |
| Cash machines | ATM | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hornscroft Park 2.7 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,280 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 1.3 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Cundy House, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Cundy House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Bolsover Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house. | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Conduit House | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Four watchtowers SW of town | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brockley Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bolsovermoor Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Fox Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Grave Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 41 |
25 of the postcode's 41 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Mill Lane.