Housing in S3 9DF
What the homes in S3 9DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Burngreave & Grimesthorpe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,944 (2024)
S3 9DFSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.3%). Flats make up 24.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S3 9DF area is less than half that, at 30.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.5% of households against 20.5%. 19% own outright and 11.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented22.5%20.5%
- Social rented44.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 29.1% 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 22%. 32.7% 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 9DF sits in (Burngreave & Grimesthorpe): about 1,944 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.