Housing in S17 3GD
What the homes in S17 3GD 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
- 1,791 (2024)
S17 3GDSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (44.8%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S17 3GD area is above that, at 81.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.2% of households against 20.5%. 51.5% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.2%20.5%
- Social rented9.5%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. 34% 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 22.3%. 24.3% 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 3GD sits in (Dore & Whirlow): about 1,791 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.