S44
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bolsover, Limekiln Field and Calow, in Bolsover and North East Derbyshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S44 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S44, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S44 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S44 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S44 at a rate of 95.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 155 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S44.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,077), other crime (442) and anti-social behaviour (296).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S44 was 99.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in S44, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S44 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S44
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolsover 004A | 2,040 | 158.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| Bolsover 004B | 2,252 | 71.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.0% |
| Bolsover 004C | 1,300 | 105.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.4% |
| Bolsover 004D | 1,447 | 144.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Bolsover 005A | 1,017 | 38.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.6% |
| Bolsover 005B | 1,698 | 77.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| Bolsover 005C | 1,217 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Bolsover 005D | 1,093 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| Bolsover 005E | 1,561 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 77.6% |
| Bolsover 005F | 1,311 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.3% |
| Bolsover 008C | 2,156 | 102.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.9% |
| Chesterfield 006A | 1,400 | 130.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.8% |
| North East Derbyshire 007B | 1,257 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.9% |
| North East Derbyshire 007C | 1,636 | 83.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 69.6% |
| North East Derbyshire 007D | 1,085 | 196.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
MPs for S44
- Natalie FleetLabourMP for Bolsover94% of S44’s postcodes
- Mr Toby PerkinsLabourMP for Chesterfield6.2% of S44’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S443
Postcode sectors in S443
Councils S44 covers2
Towns in S442
Postcode districts next to S447
More in the S postcode area2
S44 in brief
S44 is a postcode district covering Bolsover, Limekiln Field and Calow, in Bolsover and North East Derbyshire.
About 24,044 people lived in S44 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £202,873 in 2025 across 430 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 95.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S44 was £202,873 in 2025.
S44 had 22,410 usual residents at the census.
In S44, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S44, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.