Before the 1960s Chelstone was an separate town until it was annexed into the greater city of Lusaka.

Chelston is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi),[1] by road, northeast of downtown Lusaka, north of the Great East Road which connects Lusaka and Chipata.

To Chelston's west are the neighbourhoods of Munali and Kamanga.

To the south is the Great East Road is the neighbourhood of Avondale.

The predominant residences are single family homes for civil servants[4] and other workers in the city.