Housing in S40 3RD
What the homes in S40 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookside & Walton
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
S40 3RDChesterfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (89.6%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S40 3RD area is well above that, at 92.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.9% of households against 20.5%. 67% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented5.9%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%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 2.2 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 23.3%. 17.8% 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 3RD sits in (Brookside & Walton): about 1,351 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.