S45 postcode area guide — Bolsover
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S45 postcode district in Bolsover — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S45
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
57.2%
Gigabit-capable
57.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the S45 postcode district (Bolsover) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 501 postcodes Ofcom measures in S45, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 57.2%.
Around 0.8% of premises in S45 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 S45
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S45 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| S45 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| S45 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| S45 0AF | 0% | 0% |
| S45 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| S45 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| S45 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| S45 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| S45 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| S45 0AP | 100% | 0% |
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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 S45
Police recorded 116 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S45 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 64 | 55.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 | 10.3% |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 9.5% |
| Public order | 7 | 6.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 5.2% |
| Other crime | 6 | 5.2% |
| Other theft | 4 | 3.4% |
| Drugs | 2 | 1.7% |
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 S45
Based on 151 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S45 is £200,000, down 4.8% on the previous year (£210,000).
Detached
£309,995
51 sales
Semi-detached
£200,000
48 sales
Terraced
£115,000
38 sales
Flat / maisonette
£116,500
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in S45
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Bloomery Way | S45 9FD |
| 12 May 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Chapel Hill | S45 0AP |
| 8 May 2026 | £530,000 | Detached | Moor Road | S45 0AQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Parkhouse Road | S45 8DG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Other | Hetton Drive | S45 9TG |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Market Street | S45 9LY |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £177,000 | Terraced | Back Lane | S45 8HJ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Astwith | S45 8AN |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £123,000 | Semi-detached | Station Road | S45 8BG |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | Spire Valley | S45 9UL |
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 S45
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharley Park Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 411 | S45 9BN |
| Holmgate Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 247 | S45 9QD |
| Pilsley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 213 | S45 8EU |
| Ashover Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 210 | S45 0AU |
| Park House Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 205 | S45 8DB |
| Eastwood Grange School | Not applicable | 5–19 | 60 | S45 0BA |
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 S45
134 rated food businesses operate in S45. 106 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Limited, Ashover Cricket Club, Ashover Family Farm, Ashover Parish Hall Management Trust, Ashover Post Office.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S45
From a sample of 163 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 S45 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
27%
Band D
52%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
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 S45 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.