Housing in S7 1DN
What the homes in S7 1DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfield & Lowfield
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
S7 1DNSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (59.2%). Flats make up 14.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S7 1DN area is broadly in line with that, at 62.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.6% of households against 20.5%. 28.9% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented31.6%20.5%
- Social rented6%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 2.5 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.1%. 24.7% 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 1DN sits in (Highfield & Lowfield): about 1,782 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.