Housing in S6 4BF
What the homes in S6 4BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Malin Bridge & Wisewood
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.1%). Flats make up 16.9%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S6 4BF area is broadly in line with that, at 67.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.4% of households against 20.5%. 32.2% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented22.4%20.5%
- Social rented10.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.9%. 22.8% 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 4BF sits in (Malin Bridge & Wisewood): about 1,726 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.