S44 5BU

Sutton · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chesterfield
Ward
Sutton
Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Constituency
Bolsover
Postcode district
S44
Postcode sector
S44 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S44 5BW 58 m
S44 5BZ 85 m
S44 5BS 126 m
S44 5BN 130 m
S44 5BT 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S44 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S44
Postcode sector
S44 5
Latitude
53.235533
Longitude
-1.360596
British National Grid easting
442,775
British National Grid northing
371,133

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Electoral ward
Sutton · E05012060
Parish or community
E04002879
Westminster constituency
Bolsover · E14001109
Output area
E00100319
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 007C · E01019822
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 007 · E02004111

Postcode source versions

Explore S44

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Lime Tree Grove, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, S44 5BU 10 February 2026 £182,000
2, Lime Tree Grove, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, S44 5BU 28 October 2024 £195,000
20, Lime Tree Grove, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, S44 5BU 12 January 2024 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
29
Secondary
3
  1. Arkwright Primary School

    Academy converter

    130 m
  2. Duckmanton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Calow CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
183
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 93
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Other theft 14
  • Burglary 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

27 female, 30 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.5
S44 5 residents
8,702

Age bands in S44 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,393 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

850 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

1,919 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,468 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

1,928 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S44 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+
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

6

within 5 km

  • THE BRIMINGTON SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, BRIMINGTON, CHESTERFIELD, S43 1JG

    ODS code C81058

    3.4 km

  • CALOW AND BRIMINGTON PRACTICE

    BRIMINGTON&CALOW MED PRAC, FOLJAMBE ROAD, BRIMINGTON, CHESTERFIELD, S43 1DD

    ODS code C81649

    3.4 km

  • CASTLE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    CASTLE STREET, BOLSOVER, CHESTERFIELD, S44 6PP

    ODS code C81638

    4.5 km

  • FAMILY FRIENDLY SURGERY

    WELBECK ROAD, BOLSOVER, CHESTERFIELD, S44 6DE

    ODS code C81655

    4.8 km

  • INSPIRE HEALTH - AVENUE HOUSE SURGERY

    109 SALTERGATE, CHESTERFIELD, S40 1LE

    ODS code C81084

    4.9 km

  • WELBECK ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    1B WELBECK ROAD, BOLSOVER, CHESTERFIELD, S44 6DF

    ODS code C81041

    5.0 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

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Arkwright Town

    0.1 miles
  • Community Centre

    BCT · Arkwright Town

    0.1 miles
  • Rosling Way

    BCT · Arkwright Town

    0.1 miles
  • Rosling Way

    BCT · Arkwright Town

    0.2 miles
  • Chesterfield Road

    BCT · Arkwright Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 007C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,132 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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 £178,500 from 6 recorded sales in S44 5BU. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 3 secondary schools. Arkwright Primary School is the nearest published school at 130 m.

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

Recorded crime

183 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 93 events.

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