DE55 5LL

Blackwell · Bolsover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Alfreton
Local authority
Bolsover
Constituency
Bolsover
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 5LP 57 m
DE55 5LW 95 m
DE55 5JN 188 m
DE55 5JP 200 m
DE55 5JQ 204 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 5LL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 5
Latitude
53.120162
Longitude
-1.359470
British National Grid easting
442,965
British National Grid northing
358,299

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

48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Hardwick Close, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5LL 23 February 2026 £230,000
9, Hardwick Close, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5LL 15 July 2022 £210,000
8, Hardwick Close, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5LL 28 January 2022 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    527 m
  2. Westhouses Primary School

    Community school

    817 m
  3. The Green Flying High Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
190
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Public order 18
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Vehicle crime 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

13 female, 14 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE55 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    1.9 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    3.1 km

  • STAFFA HEALTH

    3 WAVERLEY STREET, TIBSHELF, ALFRETON, DE55 5PS

    ODS code C81029

    3.2 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    3.3 km

  • BRIERLEY PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    HUTHWAITE SUITE, 127 SUTTON ROAD, HUTHWAITE, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, NG17 2NF

    ODS code C84077

    4.2 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wilson Avenue

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.1 miles
  • Wilson Avenue

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.1 miles
  • Deamon Street North

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.1 miles
  • Central Drive

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.2 miles
  • Deamon Street South

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £210,000 from 3 recorded sales in DE55 5LL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bolsover is £188,025 in June 2026, up 6.6% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 527 m.

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

Recorded crime

190 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 87 events.

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