S41 7HE Chesterfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whittington Moor. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Edinburgh Road, Chesterfield: 29 addresses
- Newbold Road, Cutthorpe: 4 addresses
- Cromwell Road, 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 (81% of about 730 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 56 Cobden Road, Chesterfield, S40 4TD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Avondale Surgery, 3 - 5 Avondale Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield: up to 6 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Fridays Chip Shop, 109 Highfield Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Saltergate Health Centre (Former), Saltergate, Chesterfield: up to 34 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- North East Derbyshire District Council Offices (Former), Saltergate, Chesterfield: up to 59 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 10B Marsden Street Chesterfield: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Allen & Orr Timber Yard: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- The Conservatory Centre, Hazlehurst Lane, Stonegravels, Chesterfield: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 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 34 addresses are between 88 m and 100 m above sea level (93 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 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 69 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Avondale Road Chesterfield | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Clay Cross | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Saltergate Multi-Storey Car Park | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 46.5 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Royal Primary Care Chesterfield West | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mydentist Chesterfield | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Scarsdale Hospital | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Chesterfield Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Peveril Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abercrombie Community Park 9,090 m² | 210 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,850 m² | 40 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.9 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*), 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 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* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Queen's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Tapton Castle motte | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Brampton Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clubmill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Brockwell Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Townfield Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Walton Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Threenook Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 34 |
11 of the postcode's 34 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Edinburgh Road.