Housing in S12 4BB
What the homes in S12 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Beighton
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,492 (2024)
S12 4BBSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (94.8%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S12 4BB area is below that, at 54.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.2% of households against 20.5%. 22% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented35%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 2.5 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22%. 33.7% 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 4BB sits in (Beighton): about 1,492 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.