# S42

Postcode district covering Wingerworth, North Wingfield and Williamthorpe, in North East Derbyshire.

S42 is a postcode district covering Wingerworth, North Wingfield and Williamthorpe, in North East Derbyshire. Median sale price £251,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code S42. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S42 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S42) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 82% of people in S42 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=S42) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 564 homes were sold in S42 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=S42) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for S42.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S42) (Census 2021, England and Wales): S42 had 29,392 usual residents at the census.

## How S42 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | S42 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £251,000 | 8th most expensive | 45 postcode districts, S · 2025 |
| Population | 29,392 | 23rd least populated | 47 postcode districts, S · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 82% | 11th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 47 postcode districts, S · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.9% | 19th highest | 47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026 |

## Is S42 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S42 at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 160 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S42.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,109), other crime (405) and anti-social behaviour (296).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S42 was 63.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in S42, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S42 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in S42

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chesterfield 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield/neighbourhood/e01019559) | 1,069 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| [North East Derbyshire 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019798) | 1,571 | 53.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.6% |
| [North East Derbyshire 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019771) | 2,066 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.5% |
| [North East Derbyshire 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019772) | 1,507 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.5% |
| [North East Derbyshire 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019828) | 1,380 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [North East Derbyshire 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019829) | 1,319 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| [North East Derbyshire 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019796) | 1,172 | 176.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [North East Derbyshire 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019797) | 1,814 | 106.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| [North East Derbyshire 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019799) | 2,397 | 180.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.4% |
| [North East Derbyshire 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019800) | 1,782 | 83.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [North East Derbyshire 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019808) | 1,645 | 114.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [North East Derbyshire 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019826) | 1,409 | 121.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [North East Derbyshire 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019774) | 1,773 | 71.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.0% |
| [North East Derbyshire 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019824) | 1,864 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.6% |
| [North East Derbyshire 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019830) | 1,533 | 23.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.9% |
| [North East Derbyshire 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019831) | 1,343 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [North East Derbyshire 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019809) | 1,068 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| [North East Derbyshire 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019810) | 1,469 | 90.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [North East Derbyshire 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019811) | 1,447 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [North East Derbyshire 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019825) | 1,360 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |

## Your MP

- [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-derbyshire): Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. 79% of the people here.
- [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolsover): Natalie Fleet (Labour), MP since July 2024. 15% of the people here.
- [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chesterfield): Mr Toby Perkins (Labour), MP since July 2024. 5.5% of the people here.
- [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derbyshire-dales): John Whitby (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in S42

[Ashover & New Tupton](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/ashover-and-new-tupton), [Grassmoor & Holmewood](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/grassmoor-and-holmewood), [North Wingfield & Pilsley](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/north-wingfield-and-pilsley), [Wingerworth & Holymoorside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/wingerworth-and-holymoorside)

## Postcode sectors in S42

[S42 5 (356 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42-5), [S42 6 (337 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42-6), [S42 7 (157 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42-7)

## Council

[North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire)

## Towns in S42

[Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chesterfield), [North Wingfield and Holmewood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/north-wingfield-and-holmewood)

## Postcode districts next to S42

[DE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de4), [DE45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de45), [DE55](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de55), [S18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s18), [S40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s40), [S41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s41), [S44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s44), [S45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s45)

## More in the S postcode area

[All S postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## S42 in brief

S42 is a postcode district covering Wingerworth, North Wingfield and Williamthorpe, in North East Derbyshire.
About 31,475 people lived in S42 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £251,000 in 2025 across 564 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S42 was £251,000 in 2025.
S42 had 29,392 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in S42 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S42, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: S42
- Postcode area: [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)
- Constituency: [North East Derbyshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-derbyshire)
- Council: [North East Derbyshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire)
- Area: 70.32 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,475*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 100

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[S45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s45), [S40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s40), [S41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s41), [S44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s44), [S18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s18), [DE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de4)

## Latest updates for S42

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S42

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s42