Brookside & Walton

Chesterfield · East Midlands · population 8,145 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #163 of 6,856 in England
  • #8 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #1 of 13 in Chesterfield
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,104
Median age (est.)53
Density2,434per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above42%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 7%25–44 18%45–64 29%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 59%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 59%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 1%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 6%Other: 21%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 6%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 35% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Brookside & Walton is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #163 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 13 in Chesterfield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (99) and lowest on Health (57). Typical homes here sold for about £295,500 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 141 sales), 50% above the wider Chesterfield median of £197,250. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #290 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £48,680 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 31 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 99 · #60
Employment 91 · #594
Education 95 · #341
Health 57 · #2,932
Crime 99 · #60
Housing & access 81 · #1,321
Living environment 94 · #423

House prices ?

£295,500median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=141
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£295,500141+0.8%+10.3%
Detached£375,00076-3.8%+12.4%
Semi-detached£240,00048-0.4%+11.1%
Terraced£177,50010+4.4%+4.4%
Flat£140,0007-1.8%
This area£295,500
Chesterfield£197,250
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,680±£7,843 · #1,309 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,315
Price-to-income ?6.1×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

31 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 252 offences
Chesterfield102
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #469 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences100
Theft56
Burglary12
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order & weapons24
Drugs6
Robbery4
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 58 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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