Housing in S2 5SU
What the homes in S2 5SU 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
- 3,385 (2024)
S2 5SUSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (76.3%). Flats make up 80.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S2 5SU area is less than half that, at 24.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.6% of households against 20.5%. 11.4% own outright and 13% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented30.6%20.5%
- Social rented44.3%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 1.8 people living in it. 47.2% 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 36.5%. 13.6% 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 5SU sits in (Park Hill & Wybourn): about 3,385 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.