Dodgewell Close Blackwell, Bolsover
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (DE55), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3330490.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £225,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Bolsover costs £2,559 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Alfreton, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Doe Hill Community Park, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 131 to 134 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Village Surgery, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often drugs.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £280,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £263,000 | £263,000 | £263,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £180,000 | £170,000 | £190,000 |
| 2008 | 13 | £223,000 | £208,000 | £299,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2020 | 1 DE55 5BH | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2020 | 8 DE55 5BH | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2020 | 4 DE55 5BH | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 1 May 2019 | 4 DE55 5BH | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 4 DE55 5BH | Detached | £212,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Aug 2018 | 6 DE55 5BH | Detached | £263,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2017 | 1 DE55 5BH | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2016 | 8 DE55 5BH | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2012 | 10 DE55 5BH | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2012 | 9 DE55 5BH | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2008 | 12 DE55 5BH | Detached | £215,000 | New build. |
| 4 Dec 2008 | 1 DE55 5BH | Detached | £237,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2008 | 9 DE55 5BH | Detached | £223,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2008 | 3 DE55 5BH | Detached | £229,995 | |
| 31 Oct 2008 | 11 DE55 5BH | Detached | £208,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2008 | 5 DE55 5BH | Terraced | £249,995 | |
| 9 Oct 2008 | 7 DE55 5BH | Detached | £209,995 | |
| 15 Aug 2008 | 6 DE55 5BH | Detached | £249,995 | |
| 27 Jun 2008 | 14 DE55 5BH | Detached | £249,995 | |
| 20 Jun 2008 | 8 DE55 5BH | Detached | £214,995 | |
| 20 Jun 2008 | 10 DE55 5BH | Detached | £208,995 | |
| 14 May 2008 | 4 DE55 5BH | Detached | £214,995 | New build. |
| 14 Mar 2008 | 2 DE55 5BH | Detached | £299,995 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 147 m². Most common: House, detached (8). Built: 2007 onwards (4); 2007-2011 (3); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 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 street: most are in band A (75% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- Woburn Close, Woburn Close, Blackwell: up to 43 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Former Number 4 And Land Adjacent, Church Hill, Blackwell: up to 1 home, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 131 m and 134 m above sea level (133 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE55 5BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE55 5LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alfreton 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Sutton Parkway 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cottage Inn Blackwell | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alfreton Bus Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 32.3 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Village Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blackwell Pharmacy | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Glendair Dental Practice | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Clay Cross Hospital | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Tibshelf Services Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Doe Hill Community Park 32 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 380 m |
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Castle Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Carnfield Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Upper Birchwood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Herrod's Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Halfmoon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 210 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Newton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Green Flying High Academy | Primary | 4–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Westhouses Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Town End Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Brigg Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Primary School DE55 5JG | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Blackwell Residents Action Group (Blackwell Com Centre) DE55 5HH | Other catering premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Drugs | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Dodgewell Close (5); On or near The Paddock (4); On or near Church View (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 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 | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Church View · Chapel Close · Oak View · The Paddock · Primrose Hill · Pendean Close · Colliery Road · The Ridge · Glinton Avenue · Fern Bank Avenue · Fordbridge Lane · Woburn Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.