City Profile • Local Authority

Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a local authority district comprising 5 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £208k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.8% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (115 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

104,110
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

5 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Chesterfield authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English93.0%
White: Other White1.9%
Indian0.7%
White and Black Caribbean0.6%
African0.4%
Pakistani0.4%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.6%
50-54 years7.4%
60-64 years6.7%
45-49 years6.5%
25-29 years6.3%
30-34 years6.3%

Top Occupations

Professional16.8%
Caring and leisure11.9%
Elementary occupations11.6%
Skilled trades11.3%
Associate professional11.2%
Managers and directors10.5%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright35.9%
Owned: Mortgage26.7%
Social rented: Council17.6%
Private rented: Landlord14.3%
Social rented: Other3.2%
Private rented: Other1.9%

Area DNA

family5/10
health8/10
safety2/10
homeown4/10
transit9/10
affluence3/10
diversity4/10
employment4/10
investment5/10