Housing in S5 8ND
What the homes in S5 8ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southey Green West
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,445 (2024)
S5 8NDSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 8ND area is less than half that, at 24.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.8% of households against 20.5%. 9.7% own outright and 15.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented12.8%20.5%
- Social rented62.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 34.8% 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 23.5%. 35.5% 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 8ND sits in (Southey Green West): about 1,445 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.