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Housing in S1 4NB

What the homes in S1 4NB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Devonshire Quarter
Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,967 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (76.2%). Flats make up 81%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

S1 4NBEngland
Detached2%22.9%
Semi-detached7%31.5%
Terraced9.9%23%
Purpose-built flat76.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

8.9% of households in the S1 4NB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 5.5% own outright and 3.4% with a mortgage.

S1 4NB
48%
42%
England
  • Owned8.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented47.6%20.5%
  • Social rented42.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S1 4NBEngland
Owned outright5.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan3.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent45.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council19.2%8.3%
From a housing association23%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 48.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S1 4NBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (44.3%). 16.5% of households include dependent children.

S1 4NBEngland
Living alone, under 6644.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.1%12.8%
Couple, no children9.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sheffield

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sheffield (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SheffieldEngland
All homes£931£1,459
One bedroom£690£1,195
Two bedrooms£840£1,335
Three bedrooms£967£1,489
Four or more£1,339£2,161
Detached£1,233£1,640
Semi-detached£990£1,449
Terraced£923£1,435
Flat or maisonette£774£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S1 4NB (Devonshire Quarter) (about 2,967 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.

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