Housing in S5 8WT
What the homes in S5 8WT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
S5 8WTSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (40.2%). Flats make up 21%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 8WT area is less than half that, at 27.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.4% of households against 20.5%. 14.2% own outright and 13.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented10.4%20.5%
- Social rented60.2%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 2.2 people living in it. 39.6% 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 23.3%. 30.2% 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 8WT sits in (Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs): about 1,797 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.