Housing in S40 3HL
What the homes in S40 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Boythorpe & Birdholme
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
S40 3HLChesterfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.9%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S40 3HL area is below that, at 52.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.7% of households against 20.5%. 33.8% own outright and 18.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.7%20.5%
- Social rented39.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40% 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 22.3%. 19.2% 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 3HL sits in (Boythorpe & Birdholme): about 1,561 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.