Housing in S12 2DN
What the homes in S12 2DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Intake
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,660 (2024)
S12 2DNSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (63.3%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S12 2DN area is broadly in line with that, at 64.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.9% of households against 20.5%. 33.7% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented11.9%20.5%
- Social rented23.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19%. 23.2% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S12 2DN sits in (Intake): about 1,660 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.