Whitwell

Whitwell is covered by postcode district S80. It is in the Bolsover council area, Derbyshire.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Whitwell (Bolsover).

Typical price £158,000 Homes sold in Whitwell, last 12 months. ▼ 1.2% on the year before Gigabit broadband 109 of 125 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Whitwell, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Whitwell, by flood risk Of the 126 postcodes in Whitwell that ONS places, 126 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Whitwell. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. S80 4GL: not on the flood risk listS80 4GN: not on the flood risk listS80 4NB: not on the flood risk listS80 4NE: not on the flood risk listS80 4NF: not on the flood risk listS80 4NG: not on the flood risk listS80 4NH: not on the flood risk listS80 4NJ: not on the flood risk listS80 4NL: not on the flood risk listS80 4NN: not on the flood risk listS80 4NP: not on the flood risk listS80 4NQ: not on the flood risk listS80 4NR: not on the flood risk listS80 4NS: not on the flood risk listS80 4NT: not on the flood risk listS80 4NU: not on the flood risk listS80 4NW: not on the flood risk listS80 4NX: not on the flood risk listS80 4NY: not on the flood risk listS80 4NZ: not on the flood risk listS80 4PA: not on the flood risk listS80 4PB: not on the flood risk listS80 4PD: not on the flood risk listS80 4PE: not on the flood risk listS80 4PF: not on the flood risk listS80 4PH: not on the flood risk listS80 4PJ: not on the flood risk listS80 4PL: not on the flood risk listS80 4PN: not on the flood risk listS80 4PP: not on the flood risk listS80 4PQ: not on the flood risk listS80 4PR: not on the flood risk listS80 4PS: not on the flood risk listS80 4PT: not on the flood risk listS80 4PU: not on the flood risk listS80 4PW: not on the flood risk listS80 4PX: not on the flood risk listS80 4PY: not on the flood risk listS80 4PZ: not on the flood risk listS80 4QA: not on the flood risk listS80 4QB: not on the flood risk listS80 4QD: not on the flood risk listS80 4QE: not on the flood risk listS80 4QF: not on the flood risk listS80 4QG: not on the flood risk listS80 4QH: not on the flood risk listS80 4QJ: not on the flood risk listS80 4QN: not on the flood risk listS80 4QP: not on the flood risk listS80 4QQ: not on the flood risk listS80 4QR: not on the flood risk listS80 4QS: not on the flood risk listS80 4QT: not on the flood risk listS80 4QU: not on the flood risk listS80 4QW: not on the flood risk listS80 4QX: not on the flood risk listS80 4QY: not on the flood risk listS80 4QZ: not on the flood risk listS80 4RA: not on the flood risk listS80 4RB: not on the flood risk listS80 4RD: not on the flood risk listS80 4RE: not on the flood risk listS80 4RF: not on the flood risk listS80 4RG: not on the flood risk listS80 4RH: not on the flood risk listS80 4RJ: not on the flood risk listS80 4RL: not on the flood risk listS80 4RN: not on the flood risk listS80 4RP: not on the flood risk listS80 4RQ: not on the flood risk listS80 4RR: not on the flood risk listS80 4RS: not on the flood risk listS80 4RT: not on the flood risk listS80 4RU: not on the flood risk listS80 4RW: not on the flood risk listS80 4RX: not on the flood risk listS80 4RZ: not on the flood risk listS80 4SA: not on the flood risk listS80 4SB: not on the flood risk listS80 4SD: not on the flood risk listS80 4SE: not on the flood risk listS80 4SF: not on the flood risk listS80 4SG: not on the flood risk listS80 4SH: not on the flood risk listS80 4SJ: not on the flood risk listS80 4SL: not on the flood risk listS80 4SN: not on the flood risk listS80 4SP: not on the flood risk listS80 4SQ: not on the flood risk listS80 4SR: not on the flood risk listS80 4SS: not on the flood risk listS80 4ST: not on the flood risk listS80 4SU: not on the flood risk listS80 4SW: not on the flood risk listS80 4SY: not on the flood risk listS80 4SZ: not on the flood risk listS80 4TA: not on the flood risk listS80 4TB: not on the flood risk listS80 4TD: not on the flood risk listS80 4TE: not on the flood risk listS80 4TF: not on the flood risk listS80 4TG: not on the flood risk listS80 4TH: not on the flood risk listS80 4TJ: not on the flood risk listS80 4TL: not on the flood risk listS80 4TN: not on the flood risk listS80 4TP: not on the flood risk listS80 4TQ: not on the flood risk listS80 4TR: not on the flood risk listS80 4TS: not on the flood risk listS80 4TT: not on the flood risk listS80 4TU: not on the flood risk listS80 4TW: not on the flood risk listS80 4TX: not on the flood risk listS80 4TY: not on the flood risk listS80 4TZ: not on the flood risk listS80 4UA: not on the flood risk listS80 4UB: not on the flood risk listS80 4UD: not on the flood risk listS80 4UE: not on the flood risk listS80 4UF: not on the flood risk listS80 4UG: not on the flood risk listS80 4UH: not on the flood risk listS80 4UJ: not on the flood risk listS80 4XX: not on the flood risk listS80 4XZ: not on the flood risk list Whitwell Map of every postcode in Whitwell, by flood risk Of the 126 postcodes in Whitwell that ONS places, 126 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Whitwell. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Whitwell
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 126

Of the 126 postcodes in Whitwell that ONS places, 126 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.2829, longitude -1.2072. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Whitwell?

Homes sold for a typical £158,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 1.2% on the 12 months before. At 109 of the 125 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 126 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Creswell and Langwith Medical Centre, 2.3 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Whitwell (Derbys), 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Whitwell?

Homes in Whitwell sold for a typical £158,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£158,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£160,000
12 months to August 2026
£158,000

▼ down 1.2% on the 12 months before

Detached£250,000 9 sales
Semi-detached£147,500 18 sales
Terraced£103,500 8 sales

Across the whole S80 district, Whitwell's main postcode district: a typical £159,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Whitwell: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Whitwell?

6 of the 126 postcodes now in use in Whitwell came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 57 homes sold in Whitwell were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the S80 district, 6%.

The newest postcodes

S80 4XXsince June 2022S80 4XZsince April 2022S80 4SUsince November 2021S80 4PZsince October 2021S80 4RAsince September 2021S80 4UHsince August 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn WhitwellAcross the S80 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 35 (0%) 2 of 308 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 57 (0%) 24 of 415 (6%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Whitwell?

Ofcom reports on 125 of the 126 postcodes in Whitwell. At 109 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit109 of 125
Postcodes where every home can get superfast120 of 125

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Whitwell at risk of flooding?

None of the 126 postcodes in Whitwell is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Whitwell?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Whitwell. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Whitwell?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Whitwell is Whitwell (Derbys) Rail Station, 550 m away in a straight line.

  • Whitwell (Derbys) Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Creswell (Derbys) Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Shireoaks Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Whitwell?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Whitwell. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Whitwell safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 400 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Whitwell over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 37 September 2025
  2. 32 October 2025
  3. 28 November 2025
  4. 23 December 2025
  5. 38 January 2026
  6. 26 February 2026
  7. 28 March 2026
  8. 25 April 2026
  9. 38 May 2026
  10. 33 June 2026
  11. 35 July 2026
  12. 57 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences145 reports
Shoplifting61 reports
Anti-social behaviour47 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Public order29 reports
Vehicle crime29 reports
Burglary18 reports
Other theft13 reports

Also: other crime 7, robbery 6, drugs 5, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Whitwell?

District, borough or city council
Bolsover
County council
Derbyshire
Parliamentary constituency
Bolsover
Police force area
Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
MP
Natalie Fleet (Labour)

All 126 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Whitwell

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Whitwell postcodes

126 postcodes in use in Whitwell, by district:

S80 postcode district,126 postcodes

That district is in the S postcode area.

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Places near Whitwell

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Whitwell's £158,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Creswell2.4 km, £155,000Clowne3.7 km, £192,500Barlborough5.4 km, £236,500Harthill5.5 km, £307,500Shireoaks5.5 km, £312,500Langwith5.9 km, £184,950Worksop6.6 km, £190,000South Anston7.3 km, £235,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Whitwell

What is it like to live in Whitwell?
Homes sold for a typical £158,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 1.2% on the 12 months before. At 109 of the 125 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 126 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Creswell and Langwith Medical Centre, 2.3 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Whitwell (Derbys), 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Whitwell?
Whitwell is covered by postcode district S80, across 126 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Whitwell in?
Whitwell is in the Bolsover council area, and Derbyshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Whitwell?
Whitwell is in the Bolsover parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Natalie Fleet (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Whitwell?
Homes in Whitwell sold for a typical £158,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Whitwell?
In Whitwell, primary schools at its postcodes include Whitwell Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is New Direction, 4.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Whitwell have a railway station?
Yes: Whitwell (Derbys) is 550 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Whitwell, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Whitwell?
Ofcom reports on 125 of the 126 postcodes in Whitwell. At 109 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Whitwell at risk of flooding?
None of the 126 postcodes in Whitwell is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Whitwell?
6 of the 126 postcodes now in use in Whitwell came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 57 homes sold in Whitwell were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the S80 district, 6%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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