# S40 3HJ: area report for a postcode in Chesterfield

S40 3HJ is a postcode in Chesterfield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Chesterfield. Open the map at S40 3HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) › [S40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s40) › [S40 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s40-3)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 24% on July. Chesterfield 011D: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **Chesterfield, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **No property in S40 3HJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Chesterfield 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **£203,367 average price**: For the whole of Chesterfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **95.3% can get gigabit broadband at S40 3HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at S40 3HJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walton Peak Flying High Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-peak-flying-high-academy-e148428) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-rhodes-primary-and-nursery-school-e148944) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkside Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-community-school-e149370) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Spire Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spire-junior-school-e112661) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spire Nursery and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spire-nursery-and-infant-school-e112660) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Brampton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brampton-primary-school-e132225) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Hall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-junior-school-e147118) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Include-West Bars](https://openindex.co.uk/school/include-west-bars-e152430) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £318,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CHESTERFIELD (550 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (550 m)
- Dental practices: WALTON HOSPITAL (200 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Walton (640 m, Spar); Co-op Grangewood Road Chesterfield (770 m, Central England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £203,367** (July 2026). Chesterfield’s average house price was £203,367 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,920** (2025). Full-time workers living in Chesterfield earned a median of £35,920 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 92nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Chesterfield costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.4** (2025). Chesterfield has a deprivation score of 25.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 77th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Chesterfield 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.5** (2025). Chesterfield 011D has a deprivation score of 6.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,507th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chesterfield 011D was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,302** (2021). Chesterfield 011D had 1,302 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,663rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Chesterfield 011D, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## S40 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S40 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,125** (2021). S40 had 35,125 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 647th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in S40 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.8%** (January 2026). In S40, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield)
- Centre: 53.2231, -1.4421

Council: [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chesterfield): Mr Toby Perkins (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4421,53.2231,S403HJ

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