S41 7LR Chesterfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Spire. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Sheffield Road, Chesterfield: 37 addresses
- Wharf Lane, 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 (71% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- 52, SHEFFIELD ROAD, grade II
- Ashton Lodge, grade II
- Garden wall at Number 28 Gatepiers and corner pier, grade II
- GATEPIERS GATES AND STREET BOUNDARY WALL TO GARDEN OF HURST HOUSE, grade II
- STREET BOUNDARY WALL TO GARDEN OF NUMBER 9 AND GATEPIERS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Basil Close, Chesterfield: up to 34 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- The Conservatory Centre, Hazlehurst Lane, Stonegravels, Chesterfield: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Allen & Orr Timber Yard: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Chesterfield Waterside, Brimington Road, Chesterfield: up to 1,550 homes, pending decision (420 m)
- Sports Bar adj 37, Holywell Street, Chesterfield, S41 7SH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 56 Cobden Road, Chesterfield, S40 4TD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 10B Marsden Street Chesterfield: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Saltergate Health Centre (Former), Saltergate, Chesterfield: up to 34 homes, permissioned (490 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 38 addresses are between 80 m and 88 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% 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 | 620 m |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 66 within 800 m; nearest Brunswick Street Stonegravels | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Clay Cross | 8.3 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest RCP Parking - Brewery Street | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 46.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Inspire Health - Avenue House Surgery | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dents Of Chesterfield | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nightingale Close | 410 m |
| Hospital | Scarsdale Hospital | 410 m |
| Police station | Chesterfield Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 30 Rose Hill Lloyds Bank | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Abercrombie Community Park 9,090 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tapton Park 10 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,850 m² | 690 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 14 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*), 500 m south. 106 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 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* | 500 m south |
| Unitarian Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south |
| 2, St Mary's Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south |
| Church of St Mary and All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m south |
| Tapton Castle motte | Scheduled monument | 900 m east |
| Queen's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clubmill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Hady Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Brockwell Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Townfield Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Wheeldonmill Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 16 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 38 |
22 of the postcode's 38 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Sheffield Road.