Housing in S42 5FE
What the homes in S42 5FE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Arkwright Town & Temple Normanton
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,881 (2024)
S42 5FEChesterfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (52.5%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S42 5FE area is above that, at 80.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.8% of households against 20.5%. 47.4% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented6.8%20.5%
- Social rented10.1%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. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.8%. 22.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North East Derbyshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North East Derbyshire, August 2026, +3.8% 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 S42 5FE sits in (Arkwright Town & Temple Normanton): about 1,881 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.