S42 5BQ

Grassmoor · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chesterfield
Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Postcode district
S42
Postcode sector
S42 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S42 5BH 36 m
S42 5BJ 56 m
S42 5BN 60 m
S42 5EN 75 m
S42 5EE 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S42 5BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S42
Postcode sector
S42 5
Latitude
53.200503
Longitude
-1.393258
British National Grid easting
440,628
British National Grid northing
367,217

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Electoral ward
Grassmoor · E05012052
Parish or community
E04002869
Westminster constituency
North East Derbyshire · E14001391
Output area
E00100188
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 009B · E01019797
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 009 · E02004113

Postcode source versions

Explore S42

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Chiltern Close, Grassmoor, Chesterfield, S42 5BQ 11 January 2021 £125,000
1, Chiltern Close, Grassmoor, Chesterfield, S42 5BQ 14 November 2006 £97,000
1, Chiltern Close, Grassmoor, Chesterfield, S42 5BQ 6 September 2002 £53,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Grassmoor Primary School

    Community school

    430 m
  2. Temple Normanton Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  3. North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
747
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 399
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Public order 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Vehicle crime 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

14 female, 18 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
3.2
S42 5 residents
13,060

Age bands in S42 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

2,127 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,234 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

3,309 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

3,567 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

2,660 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S42 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH WINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, CHESTERFIELD ROAD, NORTH WINGFIELD, CHESTERFIELD, S42 5ND

    ODS code C81055

    1.8 km

  • ST LAWRENCE ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 ST. LAWRENCE ROAD, NORTH WINGFIELD, CHESTERFIELD, S42 5LH

    ODS code C81647

    2.3 km

  • WINGERWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    ALLENDALE ROAD, WINGERWORTH, CHESTERFIELD, S42 6PX

    ODS code C81658

    2.9 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CHESTERFIELD

    THE GRANGE FAMILY H/CTR, STUBBING ROAD, GRANGEWOOD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 2HP

    ODS code Y04995

    3.6 km

  • CLAY CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRIDGE STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NG

    ODS code C81056

    3.8 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CLAY CROSS

    ELDON STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NR

    ODS code C81008

    3.9 km

  • THE SURGERY AT WHEATBRIDGE

    THE SURGERY-WHEATBRIDGE, 30 WHEATBRIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 2AB

    ODS code C81012

    4.8 km

  • INSPIRE HEALTH - AVENUE HOUSE SURGERY

    109 SALTERGATE, CHESTERFIELD, S40 1LE

    ODS code C81084

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • New Street

    BCT · Grassmoor

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Grassmoor

    0.2 miles
  • New Street

    BCT · Grassmoor

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Grassmoor

    0.2 miles
  • Westhill Lane

    BCT · Grassmoor

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 009B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,984 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Grassmoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 430 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

747 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 399 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.