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Brookside & Walton: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Brookside & Walton neighbourhood of Chesterfield, England (ONS area Chesterfield 011). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes S40, S42. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S40 3DF.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Chesterfield
Brookside & Walton is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Chesterfield (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 4 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £308,500 and flats for £140,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Chesterfield (0.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Chesterfield, is 3.0 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
£308,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£140,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.04; 3 of 18 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 9 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£58,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.3 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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Brookside & Walton sits in Chesterfield
- Typical house price: the highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield
- Average household income: the highest 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 Brookside & Walton
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
3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Chesterfield, 4 the other way and 11 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
- Plug-in car growth
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Single-person households under 65
- Recorded crime
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Chesterfield Railway station, 3.0 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 Westfield Infant School 840 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Brookfield Community School 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023).
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 Brookside & Walton
What is the typical house price in Brookside & Walton?
£308,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
How does Brookside & Walton compare with the rest of Chesterfield?
Typical house price: the highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield. Average household income: the highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield.
Is Brookside & Walton an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Brookside & Walton gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 3 of 18 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Brookside & Walton?
Chesterfield. Railway station, 3.0 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 Brookside & Walton?
Nearest state primary school. Westfield Infant School. 840 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Brookfield Community School. 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023).
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.
