Property market
The five-year median is £195,000 from 3,084 recorded sales in S40. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Chesterfield is £199,439 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.
S40
UK postcode district
Part of Chesterfield
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 1,683
- Current units
- 1,084
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 13
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- East Midlands
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 599
Postcode sectors in S40
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
18,703 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 31, Rockingham Close, Chesterfield, S40 1JE | 21 July 2026 | £370,000 |
| 130, Moorland View Road, Chesterfield, S40 3DF | 21 July 2026 | £460,000 |
| Twin Oaks, Newbold Back Lane, Chesterfield, S40 4RW | 20 July 2026 | £355,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 15
- Primary
- 11
- Secondary
- 2
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 5,126
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 2,097
- Shoplifting 625
- Anti social behaviour 544
- Public order 526
- Criminal damage and arson 341
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- S40 usual residents
- 34,693
- Age-profile population
- 34,887
Age bands in S40
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 15%
- 5,240 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.5%
- 3,309 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 23.6%
- 8,230 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 28.4%
- 9,907 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 23.5%
- 8,201 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 988 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
In this district, 943 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 779 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
5
in this district
CHATSWORTH ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE
STORRS ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 3PY
ODS code C81067
INSPIRE HEALTH - AVENUE HOUSE SURGERY
109 SALTERGATE, CHESTERFIELD, S40 1LE
ODS code C81084
ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CHESTERFIELD
THE GRANGE FAMILY H/CTR, STUBBING ROAD, GRANGEWOOD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 2HP
ODS code Y04995
ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CHESTERFIELD WEST
CHESTERFIELD MED PTNRSHIP, ASHGATE MANOR, ASHGATE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 4AA
ODS code C81045
THE SURGERY AT WHEATBRIDGE
THE SURGERY-WHEATBRIDGE, 30 WHEATBRIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 2AB
ODS code C81012
Evidence in context
Schools
15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
5,126 published events cover 12 months, averaging 427 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,097 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.