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Boythorpe & Birdholme: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Boythorpe & Birdholme neighbourhood of Chesterfield, England (ONS area Chesterfield 013). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes S40. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S40 2SP.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Boythorpe & Birdholme is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Chesterfield (3 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £175,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Chesterfield (1.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Chesterfield, is 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£175,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£36,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Boythorpe & Birdholme sits in Chesterfield

  • Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield
  • Average household income: the lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Boythorpe & Birdholme

House prices: Boythorpe & Birdholme against Chesterfield: This neighbourhood £35k (1995) to £200k (2026); Chesterfield £39k (1995) to £200k (2026).£56k£179k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£200kChesterfield£200k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Chesterfield, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Chesterfield, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Schools improving

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Home improvement applications
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Chesterfield Railway station, 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 10 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry and Northern to Sheffield (about 16 min); East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (109 to 114 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Walton Peak Flying High Academy 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Parkside Community School 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jun 2026).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Boythorpe & Birdholme

What is the typical house price in Boythorpe & Birdholme?

£175,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Boythorpe & Birdholme compare with the rest of Chesterfield?

Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield. Average household income: the lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield.

Is Boythorpe & Birdholme an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Boythorpe & Birdholme gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Boythorpe & Birdholme?

Chesterfield. Railway station, 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 10 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry and Northern to Sheffield (about 16 min); East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (109 to 114 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Boythorpe & Birdholme?

Nearest state primary school. Walton Peak Flying High Academy. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Parkside Community School. 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jun 2026).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.