Housing in S6 3JS
What the homes in S6 3JS 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
- 1,728 (2024)
S6 3JSSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.7%). Flats make up 29.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S6 3JS area is less than half that, at 29.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.1% of households against 20.5%. 15.8% own outright and 13.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented34.1%20.5%
- Social rented36%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 2.2 people living in it. 40.9% 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 29%. 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 3JS sits in (Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & Langsett): about 1,728 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.