See a sample

Neighbourhood · Chesterfield

Dunston: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Dunston neighbourhood of Chesterfield, England (ONS area Chesterfield 004). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes S41. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S41 8HX.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Chesterfield

Dunston is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Chesterfield (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £185,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Chesterfield (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Chesterfield, is 2.9 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

£185,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

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

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 1 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£39,400

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 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

Slower than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Dunston sits in Chesterfield

  • Typical house price: 7th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield
  • Average household income: 3rd 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 Dunston

House prices: Dunston against Chesterfield: This neighbourhood £38k (1995) to £210k (2026); Chesterfield £39k (1995) to £200k (2026).£60k£188k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£210kChesterfield£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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Chesterfield, 1 the other way and 16 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

  • Recorded crime

Falling behind the borough

  • Schools improving

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Chesterfield Railway station, 2.9 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 Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Mar 2025).
  • Nearest state secondary school St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jun 2024).

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 Dunston

What is the typical house price in Dunston?

£185,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.

How does Dunston compare with the rest of Chesterfield?

Typical house price: 7th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Chesterfield.

Is Dunston an affluent area?

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

Is Dunston gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 1 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Dunston?

Chesterfield. Railway station, 2.9 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 Dunston?

Nearest state primary school. Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy. 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Mar 2025). Nearest state secondary school. St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy. 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jun 2024).

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

Thinking of buying in Dunston?

A full report covers flood risk, schools, crime, your commute, energy, planning and how the area is changing, for the exact home.

Prepare a full report for a home here See a sample report

Nearby neighbourhoods in Chesterfield

Postcode districts

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.