Housing in S7 1AA
What the homes in S7 1AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nether Edge
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,799 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (46.3%). Flats make up 23.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S7 1AA area is broadly in line with that, at 64.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30% of households against 20.5%. 28.6% own outright and 36.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented30%20.5%
- Social rented4.9%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 2.6 people living in it. 31.6% 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 24.2%. 24% 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 S7 1AA sits in (Nether Edge): about 1,799 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.