Housing in S40 2UP
What the homes in S40 2UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Boythorpe & Birdholme
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,539 (2024)
S40 2UPChesterfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.7%). Flats make up 15.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S40 2UP area is broadly in line with that, at 64.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 42.2% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented23.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25%. 18.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Chesterfield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Chesterfield, August 2026, +2.7% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S40 2UP sits in (Boythorpe & Birdholme): about 1,539 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.