Housing in S5 6SU
What the homes in S5 6SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Firth Park
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
S5 6SUSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.6%). Flats make up 13%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 6SU area is well below that, at 32.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.5% of households against 20.5%. 18% own outright and 14.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented20.5%20.5%
- Social rented46.2%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 2.7 people living in it. 33.7% 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 21.5%. 33.3% 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 6SU sits in (Firth Park): about 1,699 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.