Housing in S4 7SU
What the homes in S4 7SU 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
- 1,963 (2024)
S4 7SUSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (39.5%). Flats make up 19.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S4 7SU area is less than half that, at 28.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.1% of households against 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 7.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented11.1%20.5%
- Social rented58.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 37.8% 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 25.3%. 32.9% 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 S4 7SU sits in (Burngreave & Grimesthorpe): about 1,963 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.