Housing in S20 6SU
What the homes in S20 6SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackenthorpe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
S20 6SUSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (56.7%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S20 6SU area is well above that, at 89.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.4% of households against 20.5%. 65.9% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.4%20.5%
- Social rented1%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 2.0 people living in it. 37.4% 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 26%. 10.6% 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 S20 6SU sits in (Hackenthorpe): about 1,438 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.