Bolsover: local statistics
Bolsover is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 84,397 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Bolsover, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Bolsover sold for an average of £182,759 in July 2026, a rise of 3.2% in twelve months. It ranks as the 2nd lowest in the East Midlands (regional average £242,274). Prices are 69% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Bolsover (£32,897) gives a ratio of 5.6. That ratio is the 3rd lowest ratio in the East Midlands.
A girl born in Bolsover in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 81.0 years and a boy 77.5 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.7 years for women and -0.1 for men. It is the 3rd lowest for women in the East Midlands.
The ONS counted 2,545 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Bolsover in March 2026, 44% fewer than in 2016. There are 30 per 1,000 residents, the 2nd lowest in the East Midlands.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 70.2% of Bolsover residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 8.4 points either way, against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 66.2% and its highest 78.3%.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Bolsover took home £679.30 a week before tax, or £32,897 over a year. It is the 27th highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands, and 5.8% less than across the East Midlands. For full-time jobs located in Bolsover the median is £734.00 a week (+£54.70 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £427.10, so it has risen 59% before inflation.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Bolsover is £2,559.41, up £111.90 on 2025-26. It is the 10th highest of 35 in the East Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,690.45, so it has risen 51%.
84,397 people lived in Bolsover in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 0.9% on a year earlier. That is 6,772 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 8.7%, against +8.6% for the East Midlands as a whole, close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (17th fastest growth). The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
The police recorded 67.4 crimes per 1,000 residents in Bolsover in the year to March 2026 (5,691 offences in all), mid-table in the East Midlands, 16th of 32. That compares with 74.5 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 10 years shown it ranged from 42.7 to 78.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The claimant count for Bolsover stood at 1,520 in August 2026, or 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.5% in the East Midlands. That compares with 2.8% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.7% (November 2025) and 3.9% (August 2021).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 77,625 |
| 2016 | 77,870 |
| 2017 | 78,444 |
| 2018 | 78,566 |
| 2019 | 79,178 |
| 2020 | 79,647 |
| 2021 | 80,473 |
| 2022 | 81,480 |
| 2023 | 82,774 |
| 2024 | 83,679 |
| 2025 | 84,397 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £108,226 |
| July 2017 | £115,859 |
| July 2018 | £120,489 |
| July 2019 | £122,203 |
| July 2020 | £127,036 |
| July 2021 | £143,365 |
| July 2022 | £164,409 |
| July 2023 | £167,091 |
| July 2024 | £168,484 |
| July 2025 | £177,106 |
| July 2026 | £182,759 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £427.10 a week |
| 2016 | £455.00 a week |
| 2017 | £448.40 a week |
| 2018 | £460.30 a week |
| 2019 | £519.40 a week |
| 2020 | £504.80 a week |
| 2021 | £522.30 a week |
| 2022 | £554.20 a week |
| 2023 | £570.40 a week |
| 2024 | £616.10 a week |
| 2025 | £679.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,690.45 |
| 2017-18 | £1,754.36 |
| 2018-19 | £1,839.50 |
| 2019-20 | £1,923.99 |
| 2020-21 | £1,981.16 |
| 2021-22 | £2,039.78 |
| 2022-23 | £2,110.73 |
| 2023-24 | £2,200.71 |
| 2024-25 | £2,320.84 |
| 2025-26 | £2,447.51 |
| 2026-27 | £2,559.41 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 47.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 42.7 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 46.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 53.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 70.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 63.6 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 78.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 77.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 74.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 67.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.5% |
| 2016/17 | 78.3% |
| 2017/18 | 73.8% |
| 2018/19 | 77.4% |
| 2019/20 | 71.7% |
| 2020/21 | 66.2% |
| 2021/22 | 72.4% |
| 2022/23 | 77.3% |
| 2023/24 | 77.6% |
| 2024/25 | 74.0% |
| 2025/26 | 70.2% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.4 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.9 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 80.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.0 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,540 |
| 2017 | 2,850 |
| 2018 | 2,640 |
| 2019 | 2,695 |
| 2020 | 2,745 |
| 2021 | 2,760 |
| 2022 | 2,740 |
| 2023 | 2,655 |
| 2024 | 2,680 |
| 2025 | 2,565 |
| 2026 | 2,545 |
Questions about Bolsover
What is the average house price in Bolsover?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £182,759.
What is life expectancy in Bolsover?
81.0 years for women and 77.5 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average salary in Bolsover?
£679.30 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Bolsover?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,559.41 for 2026-27.
What is the population of Bolsover?
The ONS estimates 84,397 people lived in Bolsover in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Bolsover?
Home Office figures show 5,691 offences in the year to March 2026, or 67.4 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Bolsover?
The ONS claimant count was 1,520 in August 2026, 2.9% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
Who has power over Bolsover
Every body that makes decisions for Bolsover, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Bolsover council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Bolsover in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Derbyshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Derbyshire Constabulary police force
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bolsover: Natalie Fleet (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: The year to March 2025 is left out because the Home Office says some Derbyshire offences were not assigned to a partnership that year. Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: UK average house price · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Boston · Derbyshire Dales · High Peak · Lincoln · South Holland · West Lindsey
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