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Whitwell & Elmton

Middle area

North Bolsover. 6,330 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 90% of people in Whitwell & Elmton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£189,000
Joint 1,233rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,186
Joint 3,021st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
90%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Whitwell & Elmton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitwell & Elmton at a rate of 101.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Bolsover.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences246
Anti-social behaviour117
Other crime95
Criminal damage and arson65
Shoplifting61
Vehicle crime24
Burglary22
Drug offences8
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Whitwell & Elmton compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price10 middle areas, Bolsover · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bolsover10 areas from £154,500 to £236,500. The middle area is £183,000. Whitwell & Elmton is £189,000.
£189,0004th most expensive
Population10 middle areas, Bolsover · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bolsover10 areas from 6,165 to 9,752. The middle area is 7,871. Whitwell & Elmton is 6,186.
6,1862nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 middle areas, Bolsover · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bolsover10 areas from 29.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 92.0%. Whitwell & Elmton is 90.0%.
90%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, Bolsover · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bolsover10 areas from 87.2% to 98.6%. The middle area is 93.5%. Whitwell & Elmton is 93.1%.
93.1%4th lowest

Is Whitwell & Elmton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitwell & Elmton at a rate of 101.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Bolsover.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 79 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whitwell & Elmton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (246), anti-social behaviour (117) and other crime (95).

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.

Figures for the whole of Bolsover

These figures are published for the whole of Bolsover, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bolsover and not Whitwell & Elmton alone. See Bolsover

Average house price
£183,198
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,897
18th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 66th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.7
Joint 71st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Whitwell & Elmton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Whitwell & Elmton was £189,000 in 2025.

Whitwell & Elmton had 6,186 usual residents at the census.

About 90% of people in Whitwell & Elmton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Whitwell & Elmton, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.