Housing in S3 7RF
What the homes in S3 7RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broomhill & Lower Crookesmoor
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
S3 7RFSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (29.6%). Flats make up 40.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S3 7RF area is well below that, at 38.6%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 51.4% of households against 20.5%. 22.1% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented51.4%20.5%
- Social rented8.4%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 2.7 people living in it. 32.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 29.9%. 16.7% 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 7RF sits in (Broomhill & Lower Crookesmoor): about 1,704 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.