Housing in S5 0BF
What the homes in S5 0BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shiregreen South
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,244 (2024)
S5 0BFSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.2%). Flats make up 21.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 0BF area is below that, at 44.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.5% of households against 20.5%. 21.1% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented24.5%20.5%
- Social rented29.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 34.7% 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 22.8%. 29.3% 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 S5 0BF sits in (Shiregreen South): about 2,244 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.