Housing in S17 3BB
What the homes in S17 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dore & Whirlow
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
S17 3BBSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (69.1%). Flats make up 6.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S17 3BB area is well above that, at 88.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7% of households against 20.5%. 55.4% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7%20.5%
- Social rented3.9%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 2.4 people living in it. 22.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 21.9%. 22.9% 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 S17 3BB sits in (Dore & Whirlow): about 1,724 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.