Housing in S43 2PG
What the homes in S43 2PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Whittington, Hollingwood & Barrow Hill
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48.2%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S43 2PG area is well below that, at 42.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.3% of households against 20.5%. 24.6% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented44%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 39.3% 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 27.9%. 23.2% 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 S43 2PG sits in (New Whittington, Hollingwood & Barrow Hill): about 1,392 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.