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Howard Drive, Old Whittington, Chesterfield

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House prices, sold prices and local information for S41 9JU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£225,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£174,297
17 sales
Price range
£100k – £225k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2026
S41 9JU

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At a glance

House prices£174k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station45 min walkChesterfield station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Howard Drive, Old Whittington, Chesterfield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £225,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £164,333. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 71% semi-detached, 29% detached. Recorded sale prices on Howard Drive range from £100,000 to £225,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Howard Drive compared

S41 postcode area£227,893
Chesterfield£236,765
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Howard Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all S41 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £117,500 (2 sales)2016£118k2017: £161,275 (4 sales)2017£161k2019: £165,000 (1 sales)2019£165k2020: £150,315 (3 sales)2020£150k2022: £198,333 (3 sales)2022£198k2025: £215,667 (3 sales)2025£216k2026: £225,000 (1 sales)2026£225k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£164,33320 Feb 2026
Detached5£198,2109 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Howard Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Howard Drive S41 9JU 20 Feb 2026£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Howard Drive S41 9JU 9 Sep 2025£210,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Howard Drive S41 9JU 18 Jul 2025£127,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Howard Drive S41 9JU 14 Mar 2025£212,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Howard Drive S41 9JU 10 Mar 2025£225,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Howard Drive S41 9JU 9 Jun 2022£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Howard Drive S41 9JU 12 May 2022£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Howard Drive S41 9JU 14 Apr 2022£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Howard Drive S41 9JU 26 Oct 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Howard Drive S41 9JU 23 Oct 2020£189,950 DetachedFreehold
19, Howard Drive S41 9JU 10 Mar 2020£135,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Howard Drive S41 9JU 25 Nov 2019£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Howard Drive S41 9JU 27 Nov 2017£196,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Howard Drive S41 9JU 6 Sep 2017£170,100 DetachedFreehold
50, Howard Drive S41 9JU 12 May 2017£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Howard Drive S41 9JU 27 Mar 2017£165,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Howard Drive S41 9JU 16 Feb 2017£134,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Howard Drive S41 9JU 30 Mar 2016£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Howard Drive S41 9JU 4 Mar 2016£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
6, Howard Drive £205,000 (May 2022) → £225,000 (Feb 2026) +10%
over 4 yrs
38, Howard Drive £165,000 (Nov 2019) → £212,000 (Mar 2025) +28%
over 5 yrs
28, Howard Drive £125,000 (Oct 2020) → £175,000 (Apr 2022) +40%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Howard Drive

Crime

81 crimes were reported within about a mile of Howard Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences39
Anti-social behaviour12
Other theft7
Criminal damage & arson5
Public order5
Burglary3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Howard Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper River Rother catchment Flood alert area
  • River Whitting at Old Whittington and Sheepbridge, including Barlow Brook Flood warning area
  • Tributaries in North Derbyshire Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Howard Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mary Swanwick Primary School 239 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Holly House Special School 43 pupils Community special school 7–14 Report 0.3 mi
Whittington Green School 682 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy 68 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.7 mi
Cavendish Junior School 86 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
New Whittington Community Primary School 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Bluebank School Other independent special school 11–16 Report 1.0 mi
Newbold CofE Primary School 218 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Chesterfield station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk
  • Dronfield station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Dore & Totley station 5.4 mi · 1 hr 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bulls Head (Adj, High Street) 3 min walk
  • Broomhill Road (SE-bound, Broomhill Road) 3 min walk
  • Broomhill Road (NW-bound, Broomhill Road) 3 min walk
  • Swanwick Hall (Opp, High Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Whittington Moor Surgery
    Scarsdale Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield · 0.6 mi
  • Newbold Surgery
    3 Windermere Road, Newbold Moor, Chesterfield · 1.3 mi
  • Calow And Brimington Practice
    Brimington&Calow Med Prac, Foljambe Road, Brimington, Chesterfield · 1.6 mi
  • The Brimington Surgery
    Church Street, Brimington, Chesterfield · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Chesterfield Whittington Express · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Newbold Chesterfield · 0.8 mi
  • Spar Spar - Sheffield Road · 1.0 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Chesterfield · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • S N H Dental · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.6 mi
  • Nightingale Close · 2.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.7%62.5%
Private rented13.6%20.3%
Social rented21.2%17.1%
Households626

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.4%64.1%
Aged 65+26.5%18.6%
Residents1,292

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Chesterfield with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Howard Drive

Ethnic group

HereChesterfield
White96.5%95.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%1.9%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.8%

Religion

HereChesterfield
Christian49.8%47.7%
No religion41.5%44.5%
Not answered6.9%5.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.3%
Muslim0.6%1%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Hindu0%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereChesterfield
Born in the UK96.8%95.1%
Born outside the UK3.2%4.9%

Highest qualification

HereChesterfield
No qualifications23%20.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.2%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%18%
Level 2 qualifications15.3%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%10.9%
Apprenticeship7.7%6.4%
Other qualifications2.6%2.5%

General health

HereChesterfield
Good health37.1%34.8%
Very good health34.3%41.5%
Fair health18.8%16.5%
Bad health7.4%5.7%
Very bad health2.3%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereChesterfield
1 car or van in household42.5%42.1%
No cars or vans in household25.4%23.9%
2 cars or vans in household25.2%25.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%8.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Chesterfield.

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