Housing in S7 1NU
What the homes in S7 1NU 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
- 1,602 (2024)
S7 1NUSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (41.5%). Flats make up 48.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S7 1NU area is broadly in line with that, at 58.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.2% of households against 20.5%. 34.9% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented23.2%20.5%
- Social rented18.2%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 2.0 people living in it. 43.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 23%. 17.2% 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 1NU sits in (Nether Edge): about 1,602 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.