United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Bolsover
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~81k · 41 state-funded schools
Affordable housing comes at the cost of lower earnings and higher levels of deprivation in Bolsover. A median house costs 5.1 times median annual gross pay, the lowest price in the East Midlands, while rent consumes 23.5% of gross earnings. These figures sit well below the regional medians, yet residents face weekly pay of £679.30, which is lower than the regional median and higher than only 11% of England authorities. Council tax is also steep at £2,559, ranking among the higher end of the region. While the deprivation score is high, the area maintains strong educational standards, with 93.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools. This location suits those prioritising low entry costs and school quality over local wage growth.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Bolsover ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,324/yr
Very low
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
House price
£180,000
Most affordable
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Rent
£692/mo
Most affordable
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,559/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Crime
66.4/1k
Mid
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.1
High
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Schools
87.8%
Concerning
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
46 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
36 of 41 (87.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 5 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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41 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 41 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.