S42 7AA

Walton · Chesterfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chesterfield
Ward
Walton
Local authority
Chesterfield
Constituency
Chesterfield
Postcode district
S42
Postcode sector
S42 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S40 3NF 148 m
S40 3NA 177 m
S40 3NG 186 m
S40 3NB 210 m
S42 7AB 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S42 7AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S42
Postcode sector
S42 7
Latitude
53.221937
Longitude
-1.475721
British National Grid easting
435,102
British National Grid northing
369,558

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Chesterfield · E07000034
Electoral ward
Walton · E05015183
Parish or community
E43000048
Westminster constituency
Chesterfield · E14001165
Output area
E00099082
Lower layer super output area
Chesterfield 011F · E01019593
Middle layer super output area
Chesterfield 011 · E02004065

Postcode source versions

Explore S42

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
247, Walton Back Lane, Walton, Chesterfield, S42 7AA 12 November 2025 £610,000
255, Walton Back Lane, Walton, Chesterfield, S42 7AA 12 November 2021 £375,000
265, Walton Back Lane, Walton, Chesterfield, S42 7AA 2 October 2018 £525,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Walton Holymoorside Primary School

    Academy converter

    827 m
  2. Brookfield Community School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Westfield Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
189
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 69
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Other theft 18
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Public order 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

27 female, 26 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.4
S42 7 residents
4,775

Age bands in S42 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

579 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

366 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

747 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

1,508 residents

Age 65 and over
30.4%

1,401 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S42 7 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+
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

  • CHATSWORTH ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    STORRS ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 3PY

    ODS code C81067

    1.2 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CHESTERFIELD

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

    ODS code Y04995

    2.7 km

  • THE SURGERY AT WHEATBRIDGE

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

    ODS code C81012

    2.8 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CHESTERFIELD WEST

    CHESTERFIELD MED PTNRSHIP, ASHGATE MANOR, ASHGATE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 4AA

    ODS code C81045

    3.1 km

  • INSPIRE HEALTH - AVENUE HOUSE SURGERY

    109 SALTERGATE, CHESTERFIELD, S40 1LE

    ODS code C81084

    3.3 km

  • WINGERWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    ALLENDALE ROAD, WINGERWORTH, CHESTERFIELD, S42 6PX

    ODS code C81658

    3.5 km

  • NEWBOLD SURGERY

    3 WINDERMERE ROAD, NEWBOLD MOOR, CHESTERFIELD, S41 8DU

    ODS code C81015

    4.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Spring House Farm

    BCT · Walton

    0.0 miles
  • Miriam Avenue West End

    BCT · Walton

    0.1 miles
  • 51 Yew Tree Drive

    BCT · Walton

    0.1 miles
  • Back Lane

    BCT · Walton

    0.2 miles
  • Miriam Avenue North End

    BCT · Walton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chesterfield 011F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,978 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £492,500 from 2 recorded sales in S42 7AA. 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.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Walton Holymoorside Primary School is the nearest published school at 827 m.

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

Recorded crime

189 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 69 events.

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