Housing in S20 4RY
What the homes in S20 4RY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Westfield & Waterthorpe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,442 (2024)
S20 4RYSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (31.3%). Flats make up 17.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S20 4RY area is broadly in line with that, at 56.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.9% of households against 20.5%. 27% own outright and 29.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.9%20.5%
- Social rented35.6%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 2.2 people living in it. 37.8% 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 21.4%. 23% 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 S20 4RY sits in (Westfield & Waterthorpe): about 1,442 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.