S80 3LJ Bolsover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Elmton-with-Creswell. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Crags Road, Bolsover: 18 addresses
- Millash Lane, Bolsover: 2 addresses
- Southfield Lane, Whitwell: 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 740 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)
- Former Whitwell Colliery, Whitwell: up to 186 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Former Whitwell Colliery, Whitwell, pending decision (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Whitwell Colliery, Whitwell, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Land along Railway, North East of Southfield Lane, Whitwell, pending decision (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Land along Railway, North East of Southfield Lane, Whitwell: up to 19 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
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 21 addresses are between 73 m and 87 m above sea level (80 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 | Whitwell (Derbyshire) 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Creswell 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Langwith-Whaley Thorns 9,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | College Campus Clowne | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 49.9 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Creswell And Langwith Medical Centre | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolsover Community Hospital | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Bolsover and Clowne Police SNT | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cresswell Worksop, Creswell Cashzone | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Wollen Meadow 2.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,340 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Station Road Allotments 2,980 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183 | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave See also DERBYSHIRE 275 | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ladycroft Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Crags Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Wayfield Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Hangingbank Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Hollin Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Southard's Bottoms | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the postcode's 21 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Crags Road.