| Postcode | S42 6AT | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chesterfield | 
| Nearest station | Chesterfield (7 km) | 
| Bus stops | The Green (W) Northedge Hall Farm (W) Northedge Hall Farm (E) | 
| Number of UPRNs | 5 View | 
| Known addresses | Columbine Cottage, Quarry Lane, Alton Townfield House, Quarry Lane, Alton | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.175213 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.459684 | |
| Easting | 436212 | |
| Northing | 364370 | |
| Grid reference | SK362643 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 602948 5892869 | |
| what3words | confusion.frames.limiting | |
| FixPhrase | crouch lyrics stinging tradition | |
| Plus code | 9C5W5GGR+34 | |
| Altitude | 245 metres (804 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 75.8 KMs (47.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Ashover | E04002861 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Ashover | E05012040 | 
| Local Authority District | North East Derbyshire | E07000038 | 
| Local Authority | Derbyshire | E10000007 | 
| County | Derbyshire | E10000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North East Derbyshire | E14001391 | 
| MP | Louise Jones | Labour | 
| Police force | Derbyshire | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | East Derbyshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00100029 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | North East Derbyshire 010A | E01019769 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North East Derbyshire 010A | E01019769 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Ashover & New Tupton | E02004114 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Ashover & New Tupton | E02004114 | 
| Travel to work area | Chesterfield | E30000190 | 
| Average property price in Sheffield | £203,766 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.8% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Townfield House, Quarry Lane, Alton | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2014 | £425,000 | 
| Columbine Cottage, Quarry Lane, Alton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2003 | £210,000 |