Housing in S6 4LS
What the homes in S6 4LS 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
- 1,282 (2024)
S6 4LSSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (69.3%). Flats make up 4.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S6 4LS area is above that, at 78.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.6% of households against 20.5%. 35.6% own outright and 42.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented18.6%20.5%
- Social rented3.1%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. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.1%. 25.1% 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 4LS sits in (Malin Bridge & Wisewood): about 1,282 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.