Neighbourhood · Bolsover · East Midlands
Shirebrook North
Bolsover 006 · 5 sub-areas · 8,235 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (72/100)Watch-out: Retirees (51/100)Liveability 94/100 · Best 10%Commuter neighbourhood
Shirebrook North is a commuter neighbourhood within Bolsover — train into Sheffield runs in around 56 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
94/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Shirebrook North?
A snapshot of Shirebrook North
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £692 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Shirebrook North in Bolsover
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Shirebrook North?
- The median monthly rent across Shirebrook North is £692.
- How safe is Shirebrook North?
- Shirebrook North has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Shirebrook North?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 21 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Shirebrook North?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Shirebrook North, of which 13% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 14202 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Shirebrook North?
- The most common council tax band in Shirebrook North is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,774. Council tax is set by Bolsover council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Shirebrook North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Shirebrook North to central London is approximately 137 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Shirebrook North?
- 100% of premises in Shirebrook North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Shirebrook North?
- Shirebrook North sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Shirebrook North?
- 54% of households in Shirebrook North are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Shirebrook North?
- The average property price across Bolsover (the local authority covering Shirebrook North) is approximately £186,270, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Shirebrook North a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.41 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £29,674.)
- Which local areas are part of Shirebrook North?
- Shirebrook North contains 5 local areas: Bolsover 006A, Bolsover 006F, Bolsover 006E, Bolsover 006C, Bolsover 006B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Shirebrook North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Shirebrook North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Shirebrook North is £692. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Shirebrook North a safe place to live?
- Shirebrook North has a safety score of 58/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Shirebrook North?
- 13% of schools within 2 km of Shirebrook North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Shirebrook North?
- Public-transport commute time from Shirebrook North to central London is approximately 137 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Shirebrook North different from the rest of Bolsover?
- Shirebrook North contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Shirebrook North rank in Bolsover?
- Shirebrook North scores 94/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Bolsover, see the Cities table on the Bolsover page.
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