Housing in S12 2ED
What the homes in S12 2ED 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
- 1,537 (2024)
S12 2EDSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (58%). Flats make up 13%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S12 2ED area is broadly in line with that, at 66.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.4% of households against 20.5%. 33.4% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.4%20.5%
- Social rented19.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 29.4% 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 18%. 27.1% 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 2ED sits in (Intake): about 1,537 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.