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Dunston

Middle area

West Chesterfield. 8,465 people in 4.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Dunston’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£210,000
1,700th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,004
3,552nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dunston compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Chesterfield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Chesterfield13 areas from £155,000 to £299,000. The middle area is £195,000. Dunston is £210,000.
£210,0005th highest
Population13 middle areas, Chesterfield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chesterfield13 areas from 6,298 to 11,420. The middle area is 7,741. Dunston is 8,004.
8,0045th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Chesterfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Chesterfield13 areas from 82.9% to 98.6%. The middle area is 90.4%. Dunston is 92.5%.
92.5%5th highest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Chesterfield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Chesterfield13 areas from 1.0% to 5.7%. The middle area is 3.6%. Dunston is 4.6%.
4.6%joint 2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Chesterfield

These figures are published for the whole of Chesterfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chesterfield and not Dunston alone. See Chesterfield

Average house price
£203,367
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,920
92nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.4
77th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dunston in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dunston was £210,000 in 2025.

Dunston had 8,004 usual residents at the census.

In Dunston, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dunston, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.