Typical 3-bedroom house£239kmost £190k–£304k
Houses per m²£2,880flats £2,282
Sold last year3612,207 in five years
Prices in Chesterfield+4.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S40 sold for £239,480 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £189,765 and £304,392, for about 87 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Chesterfield (£212,000).
361 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £96k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S40 2 (£2,322) and the most in S40 3 (£3,479).
Across Chesterfield, prices are up 4.7% on a year ago and up 16.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £832 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,092 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £48,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about S40
Is S40 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% more than across Chesterfield; prices in Chesterfield are up 4.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (66.3% against 43.8%); 361 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in S40?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S40 sold for £239,480 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £189,765 and £304,392.
Is S40 expensive for Chesterfield?
A 3-bedroom house in S40 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Chesterfield (£212,000).
How many homes sell in S40 each year?
361 homes sold in the last year and 2,207 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near S40?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Abercrombie Primary School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S40?
For a 3-bedroom house, S41 (£209k, 2 km), S45 (£197k, 8 km), S43 (£185k, 8 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.