Housing in S6 6BB
What the homes in S6 6BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Stannington & Loxley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
S6 6BBSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (56.5%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S6 6BB area is well above that, at 94.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 4.1% of households against 20.5%. 60.3% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned94.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented4.1%20.5%
- Social rented0.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.4%. 22.5% 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 6BB sits in (Upper Stannington & Loxley): about 1,309 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.