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Housing in S5 7TH

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

Neighbourhood
Sheffield Lane Top & Longley Park
Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,455 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (64%). Flats make up 26%, above the 22.2% across England.

S5 7THEngland
Detached4.6%22.9%
Semi-detached64%31.5%
Terraced5.4%23%
Purpose-built flat21.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 7TH area is broadly in line with that, at 61.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.6% of households against 20.5%. 37.2% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

S5 7TH
62%
28%
England
  • Owned61.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented9.6%20.5%
  • Social rented28.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

S5 7THEngland
Owned outright37.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council27%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S5 7THEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 30.7%. 18.2% of households include dependent children.

S5 7THEngland
Living alone, under 6630.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%12.8%
Couple, no children14.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S5 7TH sits in (Sheffield Lane Top & Longley Park): about 1,455 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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