Bolsover: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£262,430

Semi-detached

£173,002

Terraced

£142,402

Flat or maisonette

£87,272

First-time buyers

£168,932

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  70,952 in 1991 → 83,773 in 2024 (+18.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £97,650 in 2005 → £182,759 in 2026 (+87.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £336 in 2008 → £612 in 2025 (+82.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  65.5% in 2004 → 71.0% in 2023 (+8.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.2% in 2001 → 2.9% in 2025 (−9.4%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,861 in 1997 → £20,224 in 2024 (+157.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Bolsover; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 38th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.5× earnings (April 2025) · 44th lowest of 316
• New homes · Housing11.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 65th highest of 296
• Productivity · Economy & work£42.0 per hour (2023) · 93rd highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills52.4% (2023) · 328th highest of 348
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment10.6 t per person (2024) · 337th lowest of 361
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills65.4% (2024/25) · 287th highest of 313
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£20,224 (2024) · 324th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Derbyshire, which includes Bolsover.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.7 years · England 80.0 · 76th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.8 years · England 83.8 · 98th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 60.9 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 61.3 · 76th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)335.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 80th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.9% · England 10.4 · 49th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.3% · England 64.6 · 82nd lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Derbyshire, which includes Bolsover.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.9% · England 68.3 · 103rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.0 score · England 46.0 · 89th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.3% · England 5.8 · 137th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.5% · England 19.8 · 77th lowest of 153