S42 7DQ

Brampton & Walton · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S42 7DG 574 m
S42 7AY 806 m
S42 7DF 1.2 km
S42 7JJ 1.3 km
S18 7AB 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S42 7DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S42
Postcode sector
S42 7
Latitude
53.252065
Longitude
-1.540701
British National Grid easting
430,742
British National Grid northing
372,880

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Parish or community
E04002864
Westminster constituency
North East Derbyshire · E14001391
Output area
E00100041
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 008A · E01019771
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 008 · E02004112

Postcode source versions

Explore S42

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Flat Farm, Freebirch, Eastmoor, Chesterfield, S42 7DQ 24 September 2021 £522,500
Freebirch Cottage, Freebirch, Eastmoor, Chesterfield, S42 7DQ 29 September 2003 £492,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. Wigley Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  2. Cutthorpe Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km
  3. Barlow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

9 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.3% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • School

    BCT · Wigley

    0.9 miles
  • School

    BCT · Wigley

    0.9 miles
  • The Highwayman

    BCT · Eastmoor

    1.0 miles
  • The Highwayman

    BCT · Eastmoor

    1.0 miles
  • Northend Farm

    BCT · Eastmoor

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 008A, 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

21,438 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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
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 £522,500 from 1 recorded sale in S42 7DQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North East Derbyshire is £250,387 in June 2026, up 10.6% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wigley Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 2 events.

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