S41 9RN Chesterfield
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Dunston. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Foxwood Road, Chesterfield: 26 addresses
- Foxwood Road, Chesterfield: 11 addresses
- Dunston Road, Chesterfield: 3 addresses
- Foxwood Close, Chesterfield: 1 address
- Foxwood Way, 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 (78% of about 900 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
- Avenue Villa, 12 Avenue Road, Whittington Moor, S41 8TA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- The Travellers Rest, 425 Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor: up to 12 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 42 addresses are between 77 m and 84 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 20%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 60% 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 | 3.2 km |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Sheffield Road Old Whittington | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 7.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Spar Car Park | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 48.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whittington Moor Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 730 m |
| NHS dentists | S N H Dental | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Scarsdale Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Newbold Police SNT | 940 m |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Littlemore, Newbold Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.7 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,440 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Revolution House, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Revolution House | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Spring Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Brierley Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| King's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Bluebank Wood | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| Brock Hill | Hill | 2.4 km east |
| Clubmill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 42 |
24 of the postcode's 42 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Foxwood Road.