Is Bolsover, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

Is Bolsover a nice place to live or is Bolsover a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Bolsover meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Bolsover?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bolsover. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Bolsover. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Bolsover East	28760
2	Sutton	28451
3	Clowne East	24885
4	Clowne West	24563
5	Bolsover North & Shuttlewood	23481
6	Bolsover South	22533
7	Elmton-with-Creswell	20868
8	Whitwell	20294
9	Langwith	18504
10	Shirebrook North	17593

Is Bolsover a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bolsover, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Bolsover residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
North East Derbyshire	6.48
Chesterfield	7.24
Mansfield	7.29
Bolsover (Bolsover)	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bolsover. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Bolsover. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Clowne East (Best)	13153
2	Clowne West	9387
3	Bolsover East	7855
4	Bolsover North & Shuttlewood	7544
5	Whitwell	7135
6	Sutton	6981
7	Bolsover South	6508
8	Elmton-with-Creswell	5804
9	Shirebrook North	5224
10	Langwith (Worst)	3233

Is Bolsover rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bolsover. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Bolsover East	16847
2	Clowne East	16047
3	Sutton	14105
4	Bolsover North & Shuttlewood	13800
5	Clowne West	13477
6	Bolsover South	12932
7	Whitwell	12344
8	Elmton-with-Creswell	8610
9	Shirebrook North	6769
10	Langwith	5165

How affordable are the rents in Bolsover?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Bolsover rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Derbyshire.

Beds	Bolsover	Derbyshire
1	£450	£450
2	£513	£575
3	£498	£650
4	£858	£950

How much can I earn in Bolsover per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Bolsover, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Bolsover's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	North East Derbyshire	£653.20
2	Chesterfield	£605.00
3	Mansfield	£595.60
4	Bolsover (Bolsover)	£557.40

So, is Bolsover a nice place to live?

* Probably.