Housing in S41 8FA
What the homes in S41 8FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,213 (2024)
S41 8FAChesterfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (64%). Flats make up 20.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S41 8FA area is below that, at 48.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.4% of households against 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented8.4%20.5%
- Social rented42.5%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. 37.5% 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 27.6%. 27% 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 S41 8FA sits in (Dunston): about 2,213 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.