Housing in S10
What the homes in S10 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 67,139 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (27.9%). Flats make up 32%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.2% of households in S10 own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.3% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented32.4%20.5%
- Social rented11%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.1% 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 (21.6%). 20% of households include dependent children.
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.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.