Housing in S6 4WT
What the homes in S6 4WT 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
- 1,659 (2024)
S6 4WTSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (63.6%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S6 4WT area is broadly in line with that, at 61.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 29% own outright and 32.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented29%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 2.3 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 17.9%. 28% 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 4WT sits in (Malin Bridge & Wisewood): about 1,659 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.