Housing in S6 3FE
What the homes in S6 3FE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broomhill & Lower Crookesmoor
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (31.5%). Flats make up 37.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S6 3FE area is well below that, at 41.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.6% of households against 20.5%. 21.1% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented25.6%20.5%
- Social rented31.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 40% 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 30%. 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 S6 3FE sits in (Broomhill & Lower Crookesmoor): about 1,593 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.