Local servicesHospitalBolsover Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryFamily Friendly Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistTreeline Dental Care Bolsoverunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBolsover Infant Schoolages 3-7, 252 pupilsright herePrimaryBolsover Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 294 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Bolsover Schoolages 11-16, 911 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College5.6 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA28 miRailway stationLangwith - Whaley Thorns3.3 miBus stationCollege CampusClowne3.0 miBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S44 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:37 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:17 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,045 residentsin the Bolsover North & Shuttlewood census areaMedian age 41.33,099 households60% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright19% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,134 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 19%, construction 10%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 72% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C775 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesHornscroft Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a milePoolsbrook Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 73 haPoulter Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 76 haCastle Leisure Parksports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202532 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.3 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,839 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation171 m561 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
