Typical 3-bedroom house£250kmost £184k–£317k
Houses per m²£2,965flats £2,099
Sold last year2471,591 in five years
Prices in North East Derbyshire+8.4%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S42 sold for £250,450 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £183,691 and £317,280, for about 87 m² of space. That is 18% more than the same home across Chesterfield (£212,000).
247 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £89k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S42 5 (£2,609) and the most in S42 7 (£3,862).
Across North East Derbyshire, prices are up 8.4% on a year ago and up 26.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £878 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,142 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £50,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about S42
Is S42 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 18% more than across Chesterfield; prices in North East Derbyshire are up 8.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (55.4% against 43.8%); 247 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 S42?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S42 sold for £250,450 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £183,691 and £317,280.
Is S42 expensive for Chesterfield?
A 3-bedroom house in S42 costs 18% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Chesterfield (£212,000).
How many homes sell in S42 each year?
247 homes sold in the last year and 1,591 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near S42?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Deer Park Primary School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S42?
For a 3-bedroom house, S45 (£197k, 4 km), S41 (£209k, 5 km), S44 (£183k, 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.