Housing in S26 5RT
What the homes in S26 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Swallownest & Wales
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,366 (2024)
S26 5RTSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.2%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S26 5RT area is broadly in line with that, at 54.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.1% of households against 20.5%. 23.6% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.1%20.5%
- Social rented30.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.3%. 27.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Rotherham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rotherham, August 2026, +3.2% 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 S26 5RT sits in (Swallownest & Wales): about 1,366 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.