Housing in S7 2DE
What the homes in S7 2DE 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
- 1,592 (2024)
S7 2DESheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (64%). Flats make up 13.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S7 2DE area is broadly in line with that, at 60%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 36.2% of households against 20.5%. 24.7% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned60%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented36.2%20.5%
- Social rented2.3%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. 32.2% 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 25.4%. 24.9% 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 2DE sits in (Nether Edge): about 1,592 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.