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Ashgate & Brockwell

Middle area

South west Chesterfield. 7,754 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 81% of people in Ashgate & Brockwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£225,000
Joint 2,073rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,741
Joint 3,987th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
81%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Ashgate & Brockwell

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ashgate & Brockwell at a rate of 64.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 121.2 per 1,000 people across Chesterfield.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences189
Anti-social behaviour85
Other crime84
Vehicle crime65
Criminal damage and arson28
Shoplifting19
Burglary16
Drug offences10
Theft from the person3
Robbery2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Ashgate & Brockwell compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Ashgate & BrockwellMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Chesterfield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Chesterfield13 areas from £155,000 to £299,000. The middle area is £195,000. Ashgate & Brockwell is £225,000.
£225,0003rd most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Chesterfield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chesterfield13 areas from 6,298 to 11,420. The middle area is 7,741. Ashgate & Brockwell is 7,741.
7,7417th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Chesterfield · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Chesterfield13 areas from 55.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Ashgate & Brockwell is 81.0%.
81%2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Chesterfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Chesterfield13 areas from 82.9% to 98.6%. The middle area is 90.4%. Ashgate & Brockwell is 97.9%.
97.9%2nd highest

Is Ashgate & Brockwell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ashgate & Brockwell at a rate of 64.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 121.2 per 1,000 people across Chesterfield.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ashgate & Brockwell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (189), anti-social behaviour (85) and other crime (84).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Chesterfield

These figures are published for the whole of Chesterfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chesterfield and not Ashgate & Brockwell alone. See Chesterfield

Average house price
£202,519
Up 3.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,920
92nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 66th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.4
77th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ashgate & Brockwell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ashgate & Brockwell was £225,000 in 2025.

Ashgate & Brockwell had 7,741 usual residents at the census.

About 81% of people in Ashgate & Brockwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ashgate & Brockwell, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.