Housing in S2 5BL
What the homes in S2 5BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Park Hill & Wybourn
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
S2 5BLSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (60%). Flats make up 1.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S2 5BL area is less than half that, at 29.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 16% own outright and 13.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented60.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 23.8%. 40.4% 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 5BL sits in (Park Hill & Wybourn): about 1,672 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.