DE55 5HS postcode in Bolsover, Derbyshire

DE55 5HS is a postcode in Bolsover, in the Blackwell ward. It is in the Bolsover parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Bolsover: 93% Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in DE55 5, last 12 months. ▲ 11.1% on the year before Nearest station Alfreton 3.4 km in a straight line

Where DE55 5HS is, and what is near it

Map of DE55 5HS and what is near it Map of DE55 5HS: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the DE55 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DE55 5AW: also in DE55 5DE55 5BB: also in DE55 5DE55 5BE: also in DE55 5DE55 5BH: also in DE55 5DE55 5BL: also in DE55 5DE55 5GX: also in DE55 5DE55 5GY: also in DE55 5DE55 5HA: also in DE55 5DE55 5HB: also in DE55 5DE55 5HD: also in DE55 5DE55 5HE: also in DE55 5DE55 5HF: also in DE55 5DE55 5HG: also in DE55 5DE55 5HH: also in DE55 5DE55 5HJ: also in DE55 5DE55 5HL: also in DE55 5DE55 5HN: also in DE55 5DE55 5HQ: also in DE55 5DE55 5HR: also in DE55 5DE55 5HT: also in DE55 5DE55 5HU: also in DE55 5DE55 5HW: also in DE55 5DE55 5HX: also in DE55 5DE55 5HY: also in DE55 5DE55 5HZ: also in DE55 5DE55 5JE: also in DE55 5DE55 5JF: also in DE55 5DE55 5JG: also in DE55 5DE55 5JH: also in DE55 5DE55 5JS: also in DE55 5DE55 5JT: also in DE55 5DE55 5JU: also in DE55 5DE55 5JY: also in DE55 5DE55 5JZ: also in DE55 5DE55 5LD: also in DE55 5DE55 5NS: also in DE55 5DE55 5PE: also in DE55 5DE55 5SA: also in DE55 5DE55 5SB: also in DE55 5DE55 5SD: also in DE55 5DE55 5SF: also in DE55 5DE55 5SH: also in DE55 5DE55 5SJ: also in DE55 5DE55 5SL: also in DE55 5DE55 5SN: also in DE55 5DE55 5TA: also in DE55 5DE55 5TB: also in DE55 5DE55 5TD: also in DE55 5DE55 5TE: also in DE55 5DE55 5TG: also in DE55 5DE55 5TH: also in DE55 5DE55 5TJ: also in DE55 5DE55 5TL: also in DE55 5DE55 5TN: also in DE55 5DE55 5TP: also in DE55 5DE55 5TQ: also in DE55 5DE55 5TR: also in DE55 5DE55 5TS: also in DE55 5DE55 5TT: also in DE55 5DE55 5TU: also in DE55 5DE55 5TW: also in DE55 5DE55 5TX: also in DE55 5DE55 5TY: also in DE55 5DE55 5UA: also in DE55 5DE55 5UB: also in DE55 5DE55 5UD: also in DE55 5DE55 5UE: also in DE55 5DE55 5UF: also in DE55 5DE55 5UG: also in DE55 5DE55 5UH: also in DE55 5DE55 5UL: also in DE55 5DE55 5UN: also in DE55 5DE55 5UQ: also in DE55 5 Frederick Gent School 1.9 kmGP 2.3 kmSchool 3.1 kmGP 3.1 kmKirkby in Ashfield station 5.3 kmNewton and Blackwell DE55 5HS Map of DE55 5HS and what is near it Map of DE55 5HS: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the DE55 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.3 kmGP 3.1 kmAlfreton station 3.4 kmKirkby in Ashfield station 5.3 kmBlackwell DE55 5HS
  • DE55 5HS
  • Other postcodes in DE55 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.1179, longitude -1.3273)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DE55 5HS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DE55 5HS?

Every home and business at DE55 5HS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Bolsover: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bolsover: 98%

The line marks the figure across Bolsover.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at DE55 5HS?

Bolsover District Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for DE55 5HS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DE55 5HS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DE55 5HS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Bolsover

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE55 5HS: 540 properties in Bolsover are at high risk (1.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Bolsover

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DE55 5HS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DE55 5HS?

Homes in DE55 5 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 90 sales, up 11.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£171,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £264,500 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £155,000 19 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DE55 district: a typical £190,000 from 624 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DE55 5HS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DE55 5HS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 August 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near DE55 5HS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around DE55 5HS. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DE55 5HS

Band D in Bolsover for 2026‑27: £2,559. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,706 (band A) to £3,697 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,706.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 380 (49%)£1,706
Band Babout 190 (25%)£1,991
Band Cabout 100 (13%)£2,275
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,559
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,128
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,697
Band Gwithheld£4,266
Band Hwithheld£5,119

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bolsover before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DE55 5HS is in (ONS area E01019480), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DE55 5HS?

The nearest open schools to DE55 5HS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE55 5HS, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to DE55 5HS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE55 5HS is Alfreton Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Alfreton Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Kirkby in Ashfield 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.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hilcote Arms, 33 m away.

More stations near DE55 5HS, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near DE55 5HS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE55 5HS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DE55 5HS?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DE55 5HS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Tesla Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 8 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DE55 5HS?

The nearest to the centre of DE55 5HS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DE55 5HS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DE55 5HS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE55 5HS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DE55 5HS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE55 5HS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DE55 5HS?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE55 5HS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DE55 5HS in a conservation area?

The centre of DE55 5HS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DE55 5HS?

Police.uk records 27 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE55 5HS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Public order5 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for DE55 5HS

Ward
Blackwell
Parish
Blackwell
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DE55 5HT90 mDE55 5HF110 mDE55 5HL130 mDE55 5HG200 mDE55 5HU200 mDE55 5PE230 m
All of DE55

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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