Strong on schools, with safety to consider
Dunston at a glance
- House prices
- £210,000
- Lower prices22nd percentile
- Schools
- 91st percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 59th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 94.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak28th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle31st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Dunston a good place to live?
Dunston may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Chesterfield below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Dunston
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 94.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 28th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Dunston
House prices
- Median sale price
- £210,000
- Percentile
- 22nd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 66 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Dunston
Schools
91st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Dunston
Flood risk
2.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.4% of the area. That is the 31st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Dunston
Transport
59th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Dunston a good place to live?
Dunston may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Dunston safe?
Dunston ranks in the 28th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Dunston?
The median sale price was £210,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 22nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Dunston?
Schools rank in the 91st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Dunston?
Nearby public profiles include Brimington South in Chesterfield and Staveley South in Chesterfield.
