Is S42 7HR a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

S42 7HR is a postcode in Walton, Chesterfield, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near S42 7HR, then scores the surrounding small area 79/100 - top 5% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around S42 7HR are local prosperity and health, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for S42 7HR is based on Derbyshire Dales 002 Census 2021. It covers 6,318 residents, 53 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 55, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 72% owner-occupied, 19% privately rented, 8% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 9/10.

For property prices near S42 7HR, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the S42 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £254k from 43 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near S42 7HR by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near S42 7HR; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.