Housing in S6 1SU
What the homes in S6 1SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
S6 1SUSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (65.3%). Flats make up 10%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S6 1SU area is above that, at 69.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.5% of households against 20.5%. 31.9% own outright and 37.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented28.5%20.5%
- Social rented1.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.4%. 22% 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 S6 1SU sits in (Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge): about 1,407 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.