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Housing in S6 2QW

What the homes in S6 2QW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & Langsett
Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,705 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.8%). Flats make up 34.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

S6 2QWEngland
Detached2.5%22.9%
Semi-detached14.5%31.5%
Terraced47.8%23%
Purpose-built flat32.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.7% of households in the S6 2QW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.7% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.

S6 2QW
34%
16%
49%
England
  • Owned33.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented49%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S6 2QWEngland
Owned outright18.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council44.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 51.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S6 2QWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.8%). 14% of households include dependent children.

S6 2QWEngland
Living alone, under 6626.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over24.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sheffield

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sheffield (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SheffieldEngland
All homes£931£1,459
One bedroom£690£1,195
Two bedrooms£840£1,335
Three bedrooms£967£1,489
Four or more£1,339£2,161
Detached£1,233£1,640
Semi-detached£990£1,449
Terraced£923£1,435
Flat or maisonette£774£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S6 2QW (Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & Langsett) (about 1,705 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.

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