DE55 5AU

Blackwell · Bolsover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bolsover
Constituency
Bolsover
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 5AQ 49 m
DE55 5AX 75 m
DE55 5AS 79 m
DE55 5AR 84 m
DE55 5AA 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 5AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 5
Latitude
53.117535
Longitude
-1.370938
British National Grid easting
442,200
British National Grid northing
358,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Bolsover · E07000033
Electoral ward
Blackwell · E05011985
Parish or community
E04002700
Westminster constituency
Bolsover · E14001109
Output area
E00098527
Lower layer super output area
Bolsover 008A · E01019480
Middle layer super output area
Bolsover 008 · E02004052

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
25
Secondary
3
  1. Westhouses Primary School

    Community school

    316 m
  2. Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
142
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Public order 14
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Drugs 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE55 5 residents
8,579

Age bands in DE55 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,392 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

878 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

2,071 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,465 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,817 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    THE HUB, SHINERS WAY, OFF LEES LANE, SOUTH NORMANTON, ALFRETON, DE55 2FY

    ODS code C81050

    2.2 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    2.4 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    ALFRETON PRIMARY CARE CTR, CHURCH STREET, ALFRETON, DE55 7AH

    ODS code C81053

    2.6 km

  • STAFFA HEALTH

    3 WAVERLEY STREET, TIBSHELF, ALFRETON, DE55 5PS

    ODS code C81029

    3.9 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    3.9 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENHILL PRIM CARE CTR, GREENHILL LANE, LEABROOKS, ALFRETON, DE55 1LU

    ODS code C81005

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Hotel

    BCT · Westhouses

    0.1 miles
  • Station Hotel

    BCT · Westhouses

    0.1 miles
  • Alfreton Road

    BCT · Westhouses

    0.2 miles
  • Alfreton Road

    BCT · Westhouses

    0.2 miles
  • Park Mill Drive

    BCT · Westhouses

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolsover 008A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,029 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Westhouses Primary School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

142 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.