# S42 7LX: area report for a postcode in Chesterfield

S42 7LX 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 S42 7LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) › [S42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42) › [S42 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42-7)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Chesterfield 011F: 10 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **Chesterfield, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **No property in S42 7LX 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=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Chesterfield 011F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **£203,367 average price**: For the whole of Chesterfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S42 7LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **Low road and rail noise at S42 7LX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **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=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brookfield Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-community-school-e136548) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-infant-school-e147144) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Walton Holymoorside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-holymoorside-primary-school-e147120) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Hall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-junior-school-e147118) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2023 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2023 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2023 | £337,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 011F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.9** (2025). Chesterfield 011F has a deprivation score of 3.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,756th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £465,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chesterfield 011F was £465,500 in 2025. Joint 5,803rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,110** (2021). Chesterfield 011F had 1,110 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,523rd 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Chesterfield 011F, 98.9% 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.

## 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: [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield)
- Centre: 53.2201, -1.4664

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=-1.4664,53.2201,S427LX

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