S44 6PR Bolsover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bolsover North & Shuttlewood. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Castle Street, Bolsover: 3 addresses
- Station Road, 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 (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 (370 m)
- The White Swan, Market Place, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6PH, permissioned (380 m)
- The Sportsman, New Bolsover, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6QD: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- The Sportsman, New Bolsover, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6QD, permissioned (670 m)
- Land To Rear Of 61 - 75, Croft House Way, Carr Vale: up to 7 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Garage Site Rear Of 33 to 43 Iron Cliff Road, Blind Lane, Bolsover: up to 6 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Former Vehicle Maintenance Workshop. Mill Lane, Bolsover: up to 6 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Former Bolsover District Council depot site, Mill Lane: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
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 4 addresses are between 129 m and 169 m above sea level (157 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Langwith-Whaley Thorns 9,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km |
| Creswell 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Shirebrook 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Top Bolsover | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | College Campus Clowne | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cotton Street Car Park | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 44.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Street Medical Centre | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Treeline Dental Care Bolsover | 400 m |
| Hospital | Bolsover Community Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Bolsover Police Station | 340 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 520 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hornscroft Park 2.7 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,280 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house., a scheduled monument, 90 m south-east. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house. | Scheduled monument | 90 m south-east |
| Bolsover Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 90 m south-east |
| The Cundy House | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-east |
| Conduit House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-east |
| Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle | Scheduled monument | 550 m south-east |
| Conduit House to South East of St Bernadette's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary and St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-east |
| Four watchtowers SW of town | Scheduled monument | 660 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brockley Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Fox Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south-east |
| Pond Plantation | Wood | 3.0 km west |
| Bolsovermoor Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
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 Castle Street.