Housing in S2 3NB
What the homes in S2 3NB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heeley & Newfield Green
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
S2 3NBSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (57.2%). Flats make up 58.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S2 3NB area is less than half that, at 28.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.3% of households against 20.5%. 16.9% own outright and 11.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented6.3%20.5%
- Social rented64.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.2% 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 32.8%. 20.3% 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 S2 3NB sits in (Heeley & Newfield Green): about 1,500 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.