S42 6FR

Ashover · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ashover
Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Postcode district
S42
Postcode sector
S42 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S42 6AZ 194 m
S42 6BA 384 m
S42 6AY 534 m
S42 6AL 664 m
S42 6AN 797 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S42 6FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S42
Postcode sector
S42 6
Latitude
53.181902
Longitude
-1.454018
British National Grid easting
436,585
British National Grid northing
365,115

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Electoral ward
Ashover · E05012040
Parish or community
E04002861
Westminster constituency
North East Derbyshire · E14001391
Output area
E00100029
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 010A · E01019769
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 010 · E02004114

Postcode source versions

Explore S42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Eastwood Grange School

    Other independent special school

    1.8 km
  2. Holmgate Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    2.1 km
  3. Deer Park Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S42 6 residents
11,979

Age bands in S42 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

1,631 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

1,026 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

2,605 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

3,310 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

3,570 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

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+
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%

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

7

within 5 km

  • MATLOCK AND ASHOVER PRACTICE

    MILKEN LANE, FAR HILL, ASHOVER, CHESTERFIELD, S45 0BA

    ODS code C81611

    2.1 km

  • WINGERWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    ALLENDALE ROAD, WINGERWORTH, CHESTERFIELD, S42 6PX

    ODS code C81658

    2.4 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CLAY CROSS

    ELDON STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NR

    ODS code C81008

    3.1 km

  • CLAY CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRIDGE STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NG

    ODS code C81056

    3.2 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CHESTERFIELD

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

    ODS code Y04995

    4.4 km

  • ST LAWRENCE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81647

    4.4 km

  • NORTH WINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81055

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Press Lane Farm

    BCT · Alton

    0.4 miles
  • Press Lane Farm

    BCT · Alton

    0.4 miles
  • Northedge Hall Farm

    BCT · Alton

    0.5 miles
  • Northedge Hall Farm

    BCT · Alton

    0.5 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Alton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 010A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,274 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Eastwood Grange School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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