S44 postcode area guide — Bolsover
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S44 postcode district in Bolsover — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S44
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.8%
Gigabit-capable
69.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the S44 postcode district (Bolsover) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 596 postcodes Ofcom measures in S44, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69.8%.
Around 0.4% of premises in S44 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in S44
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S44 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| S44 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| S44 5AD | 100% | 90.5% |
| S44 5AE | 0% | 0% |
| S44 5AF | 0% | 0% |
| S44 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| S44 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| S44 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S44 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| S44 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bolsover
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bolsover district (41,011 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
40.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
82.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in S44
Police recorded 63 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S44 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 35 | 55.6% |
| Public order | 11 | 17.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 9.5% |
| Burglary | 4 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 3 | 4.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 1.6% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.6% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 1.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in S44
Based on 283 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S44 is £177,000, down 10.4% on the previous year (£197,500).
Detached
£295,000
93 sales
Semi-detached
£171,000
107 sales
Terraced
£122,000
76 sales
Latest recorded sales in S44
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £176,000 | Semi-detached | North Road | S44 5BD |
| 12 May 2026 | £715,000 | Detached | Highfield Mews | S44 6SX |
| 8 May 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | Old School Lane | S44 5UE |
| 8 May 2026 | £112,500 | Terraced | Nesbit Street | S44 6LW |
| 6 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Westwood Road | S44 5TZ |
| 5 May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Michaelwood Way | S44 6GG |
| 1 May 2026 | £131,000 | Terraced | Bentinck Road | S44 6RG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £155,500 | Semi-detached | Croft House Way | S44 6FF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Sutton Hall Road | S44 6JL |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Moor Lane | S44 6EB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bolsover demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bolsover district (80,273 residents, 35,262 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 22.2% |
| 30–44 | 18.1% |
| 45–64 | 22.1% |
| 65+ | 20.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66% |
| Private rented | 17.4% |
| Social rented | 3.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around S44
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bolsover School | Secondary | 11–16 | 911 | S44 6XA |
| Heath Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 364 | S44 5RH |
| Bolsover Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 294 | S44 6XH |
| Bolsover Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 252 | S44 6DE |
| New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 224 | S44 6PY |
| Calow CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 192 | S44 5BD |
| Duckmanton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 190 | S44 5HD |
| Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 137 | S44 5PF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in S44
142 rated food businesses operate in S44. 109 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: (Beverley J Noon T/A) Fidlers Rest, Ako Chesters, Alleppey Kitchen, Amberley Nursing Home, Arkwright Arms.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S44
From a sample of 190 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 S44 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
24%
Band D
45%
Band E
16%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bolsover
Landlines around S44 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.