Housing in S20 6SX
What the homes in S20 6SX 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 6SXSheffield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (56.7%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
89.7% of households in the S20 6SX area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged 66 or over (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S20 6SX (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.