Housing in S12 2FE
What the homes in S12 2FE 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
- 1,516 (2024)
S12 2FESheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62.3%). Flats make up 16%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S12 2FE area is broadly in line with that, at 65.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.6% of households against 20.5%. 34.9% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented14.8%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 2.0 people living in it. 42.9% 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 23.2%. 18.2% 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 2FE sits in (Intake): about 1,516 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.