Housing in S5 8RF
What the homes in S5 8RF 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
- 1,758 (2024)
S5 8RFSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (49.6%). Flats make up 5.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 8RF area is well below that, at 40.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.4%20.5%
- Social rented46.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.2% 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 18.1%. 30.7% 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 8RF sits in (Southey Green East): about 1,758 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.