Housing in S5 9QL
What the homes in S5 9QL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Parson Cross
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,303 (2024)
S5 9QLSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (60.3%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S5 9QL area is well below that, at 39.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.6% of households against 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 18.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented52.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 17%. 28.9% 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 9QL sits in (Parson Cross): about 1,303 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.