S42 postcode area · North East Derbyshire
The S42 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire. Area Scores range from 13 to 97 across them. Every full S42 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the S42 district: Brookside & Walton scores 98 out of 100 (#163 of 6,856 nationally) while Grassmoor & Holmewood sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £155,000 in Central Chesterfield & Stonegravels to £384,000 in Bakewell North, Baslow & Calver — a 2.5× gap within the S42 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales and North East Derbyshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the S42 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside & WaltonChesterfield | 163 | 98 | £295,500 |
| Wingerworth & HolymoorsideNorth East Derbyshire | 738 | 89 | £310,000 |
| Ashover & New TuptonNorth East Derbyshire | 1,314 | 81 | £280,000 |
| Bakewell North, Baslow & CalverDerbyshire Dales | 1,342 | 80 | £384,000 |
| North Wingfield & PilsleyNorth East Derbyshire | 3,336 | 51 | £195,000 |
| Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick ParkBolsover | 3,672 | 46 | £180,000 |
| Arkwright Town & Temple NormantonNorth East Derbyshire | 3,967 | 42 | £219,000 |
| Loundsley Green & Holme HallChesterfield | 4,570 | 33 | £276,500 |
| Central Chesterfield & StonegravelsChesterfield | 5,372 | 22 | £155,000 |
| Grassmoor & HolmewoodNorth East Derbyshire | 5,948 | 13 | £185,500 |
People living in S42 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
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.
Towns & places in S42
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S42 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around S42.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.