S40 1PS Chesterfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Spire. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Chesterfield in 2026-27: Band D £2,339 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,560 | £1,820 | £2,080 | £2,339 | £2,859 | £3,379 | £3,899 | £4,679 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (58% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 19.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE ROYAL OAK INN, grade II*
- THE TOWN PUMP, grade II*
- 1 AND 1A, LOW PAVEMENT, grade II
- 10 High Street, grade II
- 12 AND 13, THE SHAMBLES, grade II
- 2 Central Pavement, grade II
- 21, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 3, LOW PAVEMENT, grade II
- 35, LOW PAVEMENT, grade II
- 37, LOW PAVEMENT, grade II
- 39, LOW PAVEMENT, grade II
- 4, CENTRAL PAVEMENT, grade II
- 41, LOW PAVEMENT, grade II
- 43 Low Pavement, grade II
- 45 Low Pavement, grade II
- 47 AND 47A, LOW PAVEMENT, grade II
- Lamp post outside 35 Low Pavement, grade II
- LAMP STANDARD OUTSIDE NUMBER 2, grade II
- The Market Hall, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 9A - 11 High Street, Chesterfield, S40 1PS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Burlington House, Burlington Street, Chesterfield, S40 1RX: up to 42 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 1 - 3 Knifesmithgate Chesterfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 9-21 stephenson Place, Chesterfield, S40 1XL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 87 New Square, Chesterfield: up to 9 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Second & Third Floor, West Bars House, West Bars, Chesterfield, S40 1AQ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Sports Bar adj 37, Holywell Street, Chesterfield, S41 7SH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Allen & Orr Timber Yard: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 95 m and 98 m above sea level (97 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 91%, ultrafast 46%, gigabit 46% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chesterfield 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 50 stops within 400 m, 91 within 800 m; nearest Knifesmithgate Chesterfield | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Clay Cross | 7.7 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Saltergate Multi-Storey Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 45.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Inspire Health - Avenue House Surgery | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glumangate Dental Surgery | 160 m |
| Hospital | Scarsdale Hospital | 400 m |
| Police station | Chesterfield Police Station | 250 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 20 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Queen's Park 7.7 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Queens Park 2.0 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | Westfield Allotments 2.7 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Royal Oak Inn, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south. 110 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Oak Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south |
| The Town Pump | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south-west |
| Unitarian Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| 9 Beetwell Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south |
| Queen's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 530 m south-west |
| Tapton Castle motte | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Brampton Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Clubmill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Hady Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Brockwell Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Hady Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Walton Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.