S40 2PD Chesterfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brampton East & Boythorpe. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Hunloke Avenue, Chesterfield: 63 addresses
- Hunloke Crescent, Chesterfield: 1 address
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 (64% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Boythorpe Works (Former), Goytside Road Chesterfield: up to 135 homes, pending decision (360 m)
- Land Used For Storage and Premises Goyt Side Road, Chesterfield: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- The Elm Tree Inn, High Street, Staveley: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Walton Works (Former), Factory Street, Chesterfield: up to 135 homes, pending decision (660 m)
- Barker Lane (GK Group premises), Chesterfield: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Land At Chester Street, Chesterfield: up to 6 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Walton Hospital (Land at), Whitecotes Lane, Walton: up to 90 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Jacksons Bakery, New Hall Road, Chesterfield: up to 7 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 64 addresses are between 113 m and 116 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 1.8 km |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest William Rhodes School Boythorpe | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Clay Cross | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Factory Street Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 44.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Surgery At Wheatbridge | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy@Wheatbridge | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chatsworth Dental Care | 740 m |
| Hospital | Walton Hospital | 850 m |
| Police station | Chesterfield Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Queen's Park 7.7 ha | 570 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 21 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mill Buildings at Walton Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Buildings at Walton Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-west |
| Queen's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 720 m north-east |
| Brampton Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 410 m north |
| Walton Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Walton Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Riggott's Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Clubmill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Brockwell Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 64 |
31 of the postcode's 64 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hunloke Avenue.