Housing in S5 8UP
What the homes in S5 8UP 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
- 1,441 (2024)
S5 8UPSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (45%). Flats make up 45.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 8UP area is less than half that, at 28.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.8% of households against 20.5%. 14.6% own outright and 13.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented8.8%20.5%
- Social rented62.6%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 1.9 people living in it. 48.5% 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 33.3%. 21.1% 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 8UP sits in (Southey Green West): about 1,441 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.