Housing in S3 7EA
What the homes in S3 7EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & Langsett
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,768 (2024)
S3 7EASheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (73.1%). Flats make up 75.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S3 7EA area is less than half that, at 14.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.9% of households against 20.5%. 9.9% own outright and 4.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned14.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented27.9%20.5%
- Social rented57.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 45.1% 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 37.5%. 25.6% 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 S3 7EA sits in (Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & Langsett): about 2,768 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.