S41 7TW Chesterfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Spire. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Tapton Lane, Chesterfield: 19 addresses
- Durrant Road, Chesterfield: 1 address
- Durrant 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 (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: 6.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS, grade I
- 2, ST MARY'S GATE, grade II*
- CHURCHYARD WALLS AND PIERS TO ST MARY'S CHURCH, grade II
- STEPHENSON MEMORIAL HALL, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL IN CHURCHYARD TO NORTH EAST OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, grade II
- WINDING WHEEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 9-21 stephenson Place, Chesterfield, S40 1XL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Chesterfield Hotel, Malkin Street, S41 7UA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Sports Bar adj 37, Holywell Street, Chesterfield, S41 7SH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Basil Close, Chesterfield: up to 34 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Burlington House, Burlington Street, Chesterfield, S40 1RX: up to 42 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 9A - 11 High Street, Chesterfield, S40 1PS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 1 - 3 Knifesmithgate Chesterfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Allen & Orr Timber Yard: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 at medium risk and 0 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 21 addresses are between 89 m and 93 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 | 280 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 | 30 stops within 400 m, 77 within 800 m; nearest Stephenson Place Chesterfield | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Clay Cross | 7.8 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest RCP Parking - Brewery Street | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 45.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Inspire Health - Avenue House Surgery | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glumangate Dental Surgery | 380 m |
| Hospital | Scarsdale Hospital | 530 m |
| Police station | Chesterfield Police Station | 350 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,130 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tapton Park 10 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Queens Park 2.0 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,740 m² | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 2, St Mary's Gate, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south. 111 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2, St Mary's Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south |
| Church of St Mary and All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-west |
| Unitarian Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m west |
| 42, St Mary's Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Queen's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 840 m south-west |
| Tapton Castle motte | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hady Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| Clubmill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Hady Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Brockwell Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-west |
| Plover Wood | Wood | 2.1 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 21 |
21 of the postcode's 21 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Tapton Lane.