S42 7DF postcode in Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
S42 7DF is a postcode in Derbyshire Dales, in the Chatsworth ward. It is in the Derbyshire Dales parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where S42 7DF is, and what is near it
- S42 7DF
- Other postcodes in S42 7: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.2493, longitude -1.5583)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after S42 7DF?
- Derbyshire DalesDistrict council Derbyshire Dales: bins, council tax, planning
- DerbyshireCounty council Derbyshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around S42 7DF Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DerbyshirePolice force area
- Derbyshire DalesParliamentary constituency. Its MP is John Whitby (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact John Whitby
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at S42 7DF?
None of the homes and businesses at S42 7DF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at S42 7DF?
BinDayBuddy has not read Derbyshire Dales District Council's days for S42 7DF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for S42 7DF on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is S42 7DF at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include S42 7DF.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Derbyshire Dales
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for S42 7DF: 946 properties in Derbyshire Dales are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Derbyshire Dales
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of S42 7DF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near S42 7DF?
Homes in S42 7 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £415,000 39 sales
- Semi-detached £260,000 10 sales
- Terraced £190,000 7 sales
- Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole S42 district: a typical £251,000 from 402 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in S42 7DF
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in S42 7DF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near S42 7DF?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around S42 7DF. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (46%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Derbyshire Dales for 2026‑27: £2,445. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,630 (band A) to £4,889 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,173.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 30 (4%) | £1,630 |
| Band B | about 60 (8%) | £1,901 |
| Band C | about 160 (20%) | £2,173 |
| Band D | about 90 (11%) | £2,445 |
| Band E | about 140 (18%) | £2,988 |
| Band F | about 140 (18%) | £3,531 |
| Band G | about 160 (20%) | £4,075 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,889 |
When the homes were built
- 46% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 11% 1919 to 1939
- 16% 1945 to 1964
- 20% 1965 to 1982
- 5% 1983 to 1999
- 1% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Derbyshire Dales before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of S42 7DF is in (ONS area E01019606), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near S42 7DF?
The nearest open schools to S42 7DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to S42 7DF?
The nearest railway station to the centre of S42 7DF is Grindleford Rail Station, 7.7 km away in a straight line.
- Grindleford Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive
- Dronfield Rail Station Railway station 8.3 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near S42 7DF, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near S42 7DF?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of S42 7DF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Baslow Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2024 · Phone 01246 582216 4.0 kmCycle
- Chatsworth Road Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report October 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01246 568065 6.4 kmDrive
- Newbold Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01246 277381 7.2 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near S42 7DF?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of S42 7DF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near S42 7DF?
The nearest to the centre of S42 7DF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Bupa Dental Care Chesterfield Phone 01246 201713 6.0 kmDrive
- The Dental Practice at Dronfield Woodhouse Phone 01246 415787 7.2 kmDrive
- Chatsworth Dental Care - Chesterfield Phone 01246 557795 7.3 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to S42 7DF?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2026 · Phone 01246 277271 11.0 kmDrive
- Sheffield Dialysis Unit Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 0114 229 0970 13.0 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which vets are near S42 7DF?
The nearest vets to the centre of S42 7DF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Vets4Pets 7.5 kmDrive
- Animal hospital 7.8 kmDrive
- Spire Vets 8.0 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is S42 7DF in a conservation area?
The centre of S42 7DF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near S42 7DF?
Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S42 7DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for S42 7DF
- Ward
- Chatsworth
- Parish
- Baslow and Bubnell
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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