S40 4SA Chesterfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Spire. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Saltergate, Chesterfield: 2 addresses
- Marsden Street, 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 (53% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- NUMBERS 69-79 SALTERGATE INCLUDING PAGETS INSURANCES LIMITED AND AREA RAILINGS, grade II*
- 2 AND 4, MARSDEN STREET, grade II
- 57 AND 59, SALTERGATE, grade II
- 63, SALTERGATE, grade II
- 81, SALTERGATE, grade II
- 91-97 Saltergate, grade II
- Former Methodist Church, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Allen & Orr Timber Yard: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (40 m)
- 10B Marsden Street Chesterfield: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Saltergate Health Centre (Former), Saltergate, Chesterfield: up to 34 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- North East Derbyshire District Council Offices (Former), Saltergate, Chesterfield: up to 59 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 1 - 3 Knifesmithgate Chesterfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 87 New Square, Chesterfield: up to 9 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Sports Bar adj 37, Holywell Street, Chesterfield, S41 7SH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Basil Close, Chesterfield: up to 34 homes, 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 3 addresses are between 104 m and 105 m above sea level (105 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 | 640 m |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 36 stops within 400 m, 92 within 800 m; nearest Town Hall Chesterfield | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Clay Cross | 7.9 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Saltergate Multi-Storey Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 45.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Inspire Health - Avenue House Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dents Of Chesterfield | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nightingale Close | 120 m |
| Hospital | Scarsdale Hospital | 120 m |
| Police station | Chesterfield Police Station | 530 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 30 Rose Hill Lloyds Bank | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Queen's Park 7.7 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Queens Park 2.0 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 69-79 Saltergate Including Pagets Insurances Limited and Area Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south. 109 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 69-79 Saltergate Including Pagets Insurances Limited and Area Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south |
| Unitarian Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| The Town Pump | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| The Royal Oak Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-east |
| Queen's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 650 m south-west |
| Tapton Castle motte | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Brampton Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clubmill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 930 m north-west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Brockwell Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Hady Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Townfield Spinney | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Walton Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-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 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Saltergate.