United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Chesterfield
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~105k · 47 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but with significant downsides. Chesterfield offers a median house price 5.2 times median annual pay, well below the East Midlands median, and rents take a manageable 23.6% of gross earnings. However, this affordability comes with recorded crime rates higher than 84% of England authorities and a deprivation score that is also above the East Midlands median. On the plus side, schools are a genuine strength, with 93.2% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, ranking among the best in the region. This location suits those prioritising lower living costs and good schools over a lower crime rate or higher earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Chesterfield ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,320/yr
Low
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
House price
£195,000
Most affordable
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£735/mo
Most affordable
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,339/yr
Cheap
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
98.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Deprivation
24.9
High
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Schools
89.1%
Weak
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
47 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
41 of 46 (89.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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47 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 47 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.