Is Bolsover a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bolsover, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 2,114 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bolsover, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 2,114 postcodes
The average home in Bolsover sold for £182,759 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.2% on a year earlier. Across Bolsover, police record 86 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Bolsover, the nearest primary school is Scarcliffe Primary School, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Bolsover School, 1.3 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is Welbeck Road Health Centre, 1.6 mi away.
Shirebrook station is 2.9 mi away.
Across Bolsover, police record 86 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Bolsover sold for £182,759 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £262,430, semi-detached £173,002, terraced £142,402, flats £87,272. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Scarcliffe Primary School, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Bolsover School, 1.3 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Shirebrook is 2.9 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £38,426 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).