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Housing in S5 7HZ

What the homes in S5 7HZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southey Green East
Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,825 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.1%). Flats make up 13%, well below the 22.2% across England.

S5 7HZEngland
Detached13.4%22.9%
Semi-detached43.1%31.5%
Terraced30.4%23%
Purpose-built flat12.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.8% of households in the S5 7HZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 30.5% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.

S5 7HZ
49%
42%
England
  • Owned48.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented9.1%20.5%
  • Social rented41.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S5 7HZEngland
Owned outright30.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council31.6%8.3%
From a housing association10.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S5 7HZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (14.7%). 27.8% of households include dependent children.

S5 7HZEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sheffield

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sheffield (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SheffieldEngland
All homes£931£1,459
One bedroom£690£1,195
Two bedrooms£840£1,335
Three bedrooms£967£1,489
Four or more£1,339£2,161
Detached£1,233£1,640
Semi-detached£990£1,449
Terraced£923£1,435
Flat or maisonette£774£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S5 7HZ (Southey Green East) (about 1,825 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.

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