Housing in S5 9DF
What the homes in S5 9DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ecclesfield South
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,247 (2024)
S5 9DFSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (39.2%). Flats make up 26.7%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 9DF area is below that, at 49.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.5% of households against 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented42.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 47.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 29.5%. 17.8% 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 9DF sits in (Ecclesfield South): about 1,247 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.