Housing in S20 8LY
What the homes in S20 8LY 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
- 1,291 (2024)
S20 8LYSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (29.1%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S20 8LY area is broadly in line with that, at 56%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9% of households against 20.5%. 40% own outright and 16% with a mortgage.
- Owned56%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9%20.5%
- Social rented34.7%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 1.9 people living in it. 42.8% 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 25.6%. 12.3% 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 8LY sits in (Westfield & Waterthorpe): about 1,291 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.