# S42 6QZ: area report for a postcode in North East Derbyshire

S42 6QZ is a postcode in North East Derbyshire.

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 North East Derbyshire. Open the map at S42 6QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) › [S42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42) › [S42 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42-6)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. North East Derbyshire 008B: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **Chesterfield, 5.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **No property in S42 6QZ 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=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, North East Derbyshire 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **£253,810 average price**: For the whole of North East Derbyshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S42 6QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at S42 6QZ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Deer Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deer-park-primary-school-e112651) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 600 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £253,810** (July 2026). North East Derbyshire’s average house price was £253,810 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,422** (2025). Full-time workers living in North East Derbyshire earned a median of £36,422 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 106th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in North East Derbyshire costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th 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: 18.7** (2025). North East Derbyshire has a deprivation score of 18.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 144th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North East Derbyshire 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.1** (2025). North East Derbyshire 008B has a deprivation score of 6.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,068th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North East Derbyshire 008B was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,507** (2021). North East Derbyshire 008B had 1,507 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,153rd most 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: 80.5%** (January 2026). In North East Derbyshire 008B, 80.5% 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.

## S42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £251,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S42 was £251,000 in 2025. Joint 776th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,392** (2021). S42 had 29,392 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 955th 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: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in S42 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In S42, 94.9% 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: [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire)
- Centre: 53.1980, -1.4595

Council: [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-derbyshire): Louise Sandher-Jones (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=-1.4595,53.1980,S426QZ

## How to cite

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