Housing in S42 5UT
What the homes in S42 5UT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Grassmoor & Holmewood
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,582 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
S42 5UTChesterfield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (55%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.4% of households in the S42 5UT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented15.3%20.5%
- Social rented38%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.3%). 23.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S42 5UT (Grassmoor & Holmewood) (about 2,582 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.