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

S40 3QZ 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 3QZ 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

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Chesterfield 009C: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **Chesterfield, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **15 of 21 properties in S40 3QZ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at medium risk, 2 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Chesterfield 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **£203,367 average price**: For the whole of Chesterfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **95.2% can get gigabit broadband at S40 3QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S40 3QZ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Old Hall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-junior-school-e147118) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-infant-school-e147144) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Brampton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brampton-primary-school-e132225) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashgate Croft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashgate-croft-school-e147124) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-rhodes-primary-and-nursery-school-e148944) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookfield Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-community-school-e136548) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brockwell Nursery and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockwell-nursery-and-infant-school-e112673) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Brockwell Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockwell-junior-school-e112691) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2023 | £159,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2024 | £107,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £218,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHATSWORTH ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: CHATSWORTH DENTAL CARE (230 m); ASHGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Brampton Chesterfield (260 m, Morrisons); Lidl Chesterfield (570 m, Lidl); Co-op Chesterfield - Ashgate Road (770 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Ashgate (950 m, Spar)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Chesterfield 009C has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,572nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chesterfield 009C was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,453** (2021). Chesterfield 009C had 1,453 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,732nd 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Chesterfield 009C, 97.4% 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: 53.2327, -1.4552

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=-1.4552,53.2327,S403QZ

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